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Author:   Michael J. Lacey (Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow, Lonergan Institute, Boston College) ,  Francis Oakley (President, 1985-1993, President, 1985-1993, Williams College)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 16.30cm
Weight:   0.632kg
ISBN:  

9780199778775

ISBN 10:   0199778779
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   02 June 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Prologue: The Problem of Authority and Limit. Michael J. Lacey Section One: Historical Background - Contested Pasts 1. History and the Return of the Repressed in Catholic Modernity: The Dilemma Posed by Constance. Francis Oakley 2. Leo's Church and Our Own. Michael J. Lacey 3. Benedict XVI and the Interpretation of Vatican II. Joseph A. Komonchak Section Two: Theological, Canonistic, and Philosophical Issues - Stubborn Challenges, Emerging Directions. 4. Catholic Tradition and Traditions. Francis A. Sullivan, S.J. 5. Something There Is That Doesn't Love a Law: Canon Law and Its Discontents. John P. Beal 6. A Teaching Church That Learns? Discerning 'Authentic' Teaching in Our Times. Gerard Mannion 7. Moral Theology After Vatican II. Lisa Sowell Cahill 8. Retrieving and Reframing Catholic Casuistry. M. Cathleen Kaveny 9. Magisterial Authority. Charles Taylor Section Three: Practical Limits - Authority in the Lived Catholicism of American Laity and Clergy. 10. American Catholics and Church Authority. William V. D'Antonio, James D. Davidson, Dean R. Hoge, and Mary Gautier 11. Souls and Bodies: The Birth Control Controversy and The Collapse of Confession. Leslie Woodcock Tentler 12. Assessing the Education of Priests and Lay Ministers: Content and Consequences. Katarina Schuth Epilogue: The Matter of Unity. Francis Oakley Appendix: Remarks on Interpreting Vatican II. Pope Benedict XVI

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""This is a book that should be widely read....""--Thomas P. Rausch, S.J., America. ""[T]he book deserves high praise for the level of serious thought and the breadth of well-founded knowledge that it makes available. Readers with the continued vitality of the Christian tradition at heart will not be disappointed.""--Theological Studies ""This volume contributes to a diagnosis of the cultural shifts underlying this crisis and will hopefully spur further dialogue. It is highly recommended for theologians and clergy, and is suitable for the graduate classroom.""--Catholic Books Review ""Each essay is clearly written and convincingly argued...This is a model of what edited collections should be. Highly recommended for cultural critics, theologians, historians, and any interested in thinking seriously about the future of the church.""--American Catholic Studies

<br> this is a book that should be widely read.... --Thomas P. Rausch, S.J., America.<p><br> [T]he book deserves high praise for the level of serious thought and the breadth of well-founded knowledge that it makes available. Readers with the continued vitality of the Christian tradition at heart will not be disappointed. --Theological Studies<p><br>

Author Information

MJL: Senior Fellow, Lonergan Institute, Boston College FO: Former president of Williams College, former president of the New England Medieval Conference, currently chairman of the Board of the American Council of Learned Societies

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