TH 670 - Ethics: Roman Catholic Moral Theology

(3.00 cr.)

An introduction to the history, vocabulary, and methods of moral theology in the Roman Catholic Church, with a special emphasis on contemporary case studies. Readings include relevant passages of Holy Scripture, Saint Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, Leo XIII, Paul VI, John Paul II, Gustavo Gutiérrez, and Alasdair MacIntyre. Topics include the Christian conception of holiness and its sacramental expression in marriage and holy orders; scholastic and phenomenological approaches to moral theology; Catholic social thought; liberation theology; and contemporary sexual and biomedical ethics.

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