Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Historical Antecedents of the Manuals of Moral Theology -- The Emergence of the Manuals of Moral Theology -- The Theology of the Neo-Thomist Manuals of Moral Theology -- The Moral Theory of the Neo-Thomist Manuals of Moral Theology -- The Casuistry of the Neo-Thomist Manuals of Moral Theology -- The Tradition in Crisis and Transition -- European Catholic Theology from World War II to Vatican II -- Four ALternative Manuals of Moral Theology -- Theology and American Catholicism -- The Impact on Moral Theology of Post Vatican II Theological Developments -- Moral Theology and the Situation Ethics Debate -- Proportionalism and Contemporary Moral Theology

Time Past, Time Future offers a remarkably complete history of modern moral theology textbooks. Author John Gallagher surveys four centuries of origins and development of the church's mode of present half-century. What develops is a comprehensive reflection of what has indeed emerged as modern moral theology in the Catholic Church. Gallagher particularly emphasizes the traditions of the manuals of theology and offers exceptionally through evaluations and explanations for the changes reflected in modern moral theology manuals.