Dissent in the church / edited by Charles E. Curran and Richard A. McCormick. - New York : Paulist Press, ©1988. - viii, 541 pages ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographies.

Part One: Theological Dissent in General -- The Rights and Responsibilities of Theologians: A Theological Perspective -- Theology and Magisterium: Self-Appraisals -- The Authority of the Magisterium on Questions of Natural Moral Law -- Infallibility and Specific Moral Norms: A Review Discussion -- Authority and Conscience -- Dissent in the Church -- Statements of Bishops on Dissent -- Norms of Licit Theological Dissent --Document of the German Bishops Addressed to all Members of the Church Who Are Commissioned To Preach the Faith -- Dissent and the Catholic Religion Teacher --Dissent in the Church -- The Magisterium and Theological Dissent -- Thoughts on Freedom, Conscience and Obedience -- The Price of Orthodoxy -- Part Two: Canonical Aspects -- Church Teaching Authority in the 1983 Code --Reflections on the Text of a Canon -- Theological Pluralism and Canonical Mandate -- Part Three: Academic Aspects -- Academic Freedom and Catholic Institutions of Higher Learning -- Statement of Presidents of Leading Catholic Universities on the Schema for a Proposed Document on the Catholic University -- The Catholic College Versus Academic Freedom -- On Defending Catholic Higher Education in America -- Part Four: Moral Theology i Particular -- The Drama of Morality -- On the Other Hand -- Teaching Morality: The Tension Between Bishops and Theologians Within the Church -- Parte Five: The Curran Case and Its Aftermath -- Letters to Curran -- Response of Charles E. Curran The Curran case: Conflict Between Rome and Moral Theologian -- Public Dissent in the Church --L'Affaire Curran -- The Search for Truth in the Catholic Context -- Curran and Dissent: The case for the Holy See -- How to Deal with Theologian Dissent -- Comments on the Curran Case: PRO -- The Learning Church -- The Serving Truth -- Theologians Under Fire -- The Case of Charles Curran -- Comments on the Curran Case: CON -- Ecumenical Dimensions of the Curran Case: The Vatican Moves To Repress Dissent -- The Ecumenical Impact of the Curran Case -- Dissent in Moral theology and Its Implications Some Notes on the Literature -- List of Contributors

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Curran, Charles E.


Catholic Church--Teaching office.
Catholic Church--United States.


Dissenters, Religious.
Academic freedom--United States.
Christian ethics--Study and teaching.

BX 1746 / .D52 1988

262.8 / C9761 1988