Confronting the Truth: Conscience in the Catholic Tradition - Softcover

Hogan, Linda

9780809139811: Confronting the Truth: Conscience in the Catholic Tradition

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ISBN 10: 0809139812 ISBN 13: 9780809139811

Publisher: Paulist Pr, 2001

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Linda Hogan's book is a balanced and clearly written examination of conscience in the Catholic tradition. "Although," she writes, "Vatican II sought to promote individual responsibility and autonomy in the moral realm, the politics and teaching of the church in subsequent years has undermined this." The result is an inevitable tension between conscience and other moral authorities in Catholicism.

The author explores the development of this tension historically, reviews its contemporary manifestations and finally constructs a positive theology of conscience that seeks to resolve this tension while remaining deeply rooted in Catholic tradition. This scholarly work, which draws upon the insights of classic and contemporary moral theologians, is an ideal college text, or ancillary text in courses on conscience and moral questions. But its accessible style will broaden its appeal to a wider audience.

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About the Author

Linda Hogan, who holds a Ph.D. from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, is presently lecturer in theology in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Leeds, England.

Review

A valuable contribution to ethical thinking and to a Church seeking its way out of deep divisions. -- Mary Grey, Author of Beyond the Dark Night: A Way Forward for the Church

An excellent text for scholars, graduate students, and anyone interested in an accessible overview of the Christian tradition about conscience. -- Richard C. Sparks, C.S.P., Ph.D., Author of To Treat of Not to Treat: Bioethics and the Handicapped and Making Sense of Christian Morality

Hogan presents traditional insights with a clarity and a compelling urgency, mindful of the competency of her lay readers. -- The Tablet (UK)

Hogan's book should be provocative reading for graduate students and theologians alike. -- Religious Studies Review

It makes a valuable contribution to ethical thinking and to a Church seeking its way out of deep divisions. -- Mary Grey, Author of Beyond the Dark Night: A Way Forward for the Church

It provides a useful current synthesis for study groups and is suitable for courses or discussion groups on moral theology. -- Library Journal

Provocative reading for graduate students and theologians alike. -- Religious Studies Review

The book provides a current synthesis for study groups and is suitable for courses or discussion groups on moral theology. -- Library Journal

This book makes a valuable contribution to the field of Catholic ethics, helpful to both students and teachers. -- Catholic Library World

This makes a valuable contribution to the field of Catholic ethics and should be helpful to both students and teachers. -- Catholic Library World