ABOUT THIS BOOK
On August 6, 1993, Pope John Paul II promulgated the long-awaited encyclical on moral theology entitled
Veritatis splendor. In this landmark encyclical, directed principally toward bishops, Pope John Paul II sought a reset of the discipline of Catholic moral theology after the Second Vatican Council in response to the theological dissent that had called into question the foundations of Catholic morality.
More than thirty years after the promulgation of
Veritatis splendor, the essays in this edited volume consider the major themes and topics of this encyclical as it seeks to contribute to the revitalization of moral theology today. These themes and topics include: the rich young man and the renewal of moral theology, freedom, nature, and law, conscience, intrinsically evil acts, the state of revisionism, the moral object, martyrdom and morality, evangelization, the role of the moral theologian, and the role of scripture in moral theology.
Contributors include: William C. Mattison, III, Irene Alexander, Matthew Levering, Matthew Dugandzic, James W. Stroud, Stephen L. Brock, Patrick Clark, Timothy P. O’Malley, Jana Marguerite Bennet, John Grabowski, with a foreword by Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher, OP.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
James W. Stroud is a professor of moral theology at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, Wisconsin. Anthony Fisher, OP is the Archbishop of Sydney, Australia.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Foreword | Most Rev. Anthony Fisher, OP, Archbishop of Sydney
Introduction: Modern Moral Theology | James W. Stroud
1. “All Things Are Possible for God:” Veritatis splendor, the Rich Young Man, and the Ongoing Renewal of Catholic Moral Theology | William C. Mattison III
2. “Be Transformed by the Renewal of Your Mind”: The Harmony of Freedom, Nature, and Law in Veritatis splendor | Irene Alexander
3. Veritatis splendor on Conscience | Matthew Levering
4. Veritatis splendor and Intrinsically Evil Acts | Matthew Dugandzic
5. The State of Revisionist Catholic Moral Theology Before and After Veritatis splendor | James W. Stroud
6. Veritatis splendor, “The Moral Object,” and Some Distinctions from Thomas Aquinas | Stephen L. Brock
7. Witnessing to “the Truth in Person”: Martyrdom and Morality in Veritatis splendor | Patrick Clark
8. A Deifying Evangelization: The Christological and Doxological Hermeneutic of Veritatis splendor | Timothy P. O’Malley
9. Veritatis splendor and the Service of the Moral Theologian | Jana Marguerite Bennett
10. Toward a Renewed Approach to Scripture in Moral Theology: The Search for “Method C” | John S. Grabowski
Bibliography
List of Contributors
Subject Index
