Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations of Conciliar Documents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Vatican II in Context
- Part II Conciliar Themes and Reception
- 7 The Pilgrim Church
- 8 The Church in Mission
- 9 Revelation
- 10 Liturgy
- 11 The Word and Spirit Co-instituting the Church
- 12 The Christian Faithful
- 13 Leadership and Governance in the Church
- 14 Ministry in the Church
- 15 Professed Religious Life
- 16 Ecumenism
- 17 The Church and Other Religions
- 18 The Renewal of Moral Theology
- Appendix: Sources for the Study of Vatican II
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Conciliar References
- Series page
- References
18 - The Renewal of Moral Theology
from Part II - Conciliar Themes and Reception
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 May 2020
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations of Conciliar Documents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Vatican II in Context
- Part II Conciliar Themes and Reception
- 7 The Pilgrim Church
- 8 The Church in Mission
- 9 Revelation
- 10 Liturgy
- 11 The Word and Spirit Co-instituting the Church
- 12 The Christian Faithful
- 13 Leadership and Governance in the Church
- 14 Ministry in the Church
- 15 Professed Religious Life
- 16 Ecumenism
- 17 The Church and Other Religions
- 18 The Renewal of Moral Theology
- Appendix: Sources for the Study of Vatican II
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Conciliar References
- Series page
- References
Summary
Before the Council, the renewal of moral theology plays itself out very differently on either side of the Atlantic. In the aftermath of World War II, European moral theologians develop a moral theology based on the responsibility of the personal conscience. In the United States, moral theologians rebuff these initiatives and seek to maintain the authority of a magisterial tradition. The promulgation of Humanae vitae occasions a crisis that leads many of the latter moral theologians to reconsider the contributions of their European counterparts.
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