Follow Your Conscience

2021-05-05 History

Author : Peter Cajka
Release : 2021-05-05
Genre : History
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Download or read book Follow Your Conscience written by Peter Cajka. This book was released on 2021-05-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is your conscience? Is it, as Peter Cajka asks in this provocative book, “A small, still voice? A cricket perched on your shoulder? An angel and devil who compete for your attention?” Going back at least to the thirteenth century, Catholics viewed their personal conscience as a powerful and meaningful guide to align their conduct with worldly laws. But, as Cajka shows in Follow Your Conscience, during the national cultural tumult of the 1960s, the divide between the demands of conscience and the demands of the law, society, and even the church itself grew increasingly perilous. As growing numbers of Catholics started to consider formerly stout institutions to be morally hollow—especially in light of the Vietnam War and the church’s refusal to sanction birth control—they increasingly turned to their own consciences as guides for action and belief. This abandonment of higher authority had radical effects on American society, influencing not only the broader world of Christianity, but also such disparate arenas as government, law, health care, and the very vocabulary of American culture. As this book astutely reveals, today’s debates over political power, religious freedom, gay rights, and more are all deeply infused by the language and concepts outlined by these pioneers of personal conscience.

On Conscience

2010-11-09 Religion

Author : Joseph Ratzinger
Release : 2010-11-09
Genre : Religion
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Download or read book On Conscience written by Joseph Ratzinger. This book was released on 2010-11-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared and co-published by the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia, this book is a combination of two lengthy essays written by Cardinal Ratzinger and delivered in talks when he was head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Both talks deal with the importance of conscience and its exercise in particular circumstances. Ratzinger's reflections show that contemporary debates over the nature of conscience have deep historical and philosophical roots. He says that a person is bound to act in accord with his conscience, but he makes it clear that there must be reliable, proven sources for the judgment of conscience in moral issues, other than the subjective reflections of each individual. The always unique and profound insights that the new Pope Benedict XVI brings to perennial problems reminds the reader of his strong warning before the recent Papal conclave of the great dangers today of the "dictatorship of relativism."

Conscience and Catholic Health Care

2017-03-16 Religion

Author : DeCosse, David E.
Release : 2017-03-16
Genre : Religion
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Download or read book Conscience and Catholic Health Care written by DeCosse, David E.. This book was released on 2017-03-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn from a two-day symposium at Santa Clara University, Conscience and Catholic Health Care provides a timely and up-to-date assessment of the Catholic understanding of conscience and how it relates to day-to-day issues in Catholic health care. The contributors explore a wide range of topics, including end-of-life care, abortion and sterilization, and the role of Catholic ethics particularly in hospital settings. With insights from key figures this book will serve as a useful text and reference for medical students and practitioners as well as a resource for ethics boards and chaplains in Catholic hospitals, most especially those merging with secular health institutions. In addition to the editors, contributors include Ron Hamel, Anne E. Patrick, Roberto Dell'Oro, Lisa Fullam, Kristin E. Heyer, John J. Paris, M. Patrick Moore, Jr., Cathleen Kaveny, Lawrence J. Nelson, Kevin T. FitzGerald, SJ, Gerald Coleman, Margaret R. McLean, Shawnee M. Daniels-Sykes, and Carol Taylor. (Publisher)

Conscience and Calling

2013-07-18 Religion

Author : Anne E. Patrick
Release : 2013-07-18
Genre : Religion
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Download or read book Conscience and Calling written by Anne E. Patrick. This book was released on 2013-07-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume probes the meaning and ethical implications of the powerful symbol of vocation from the vantage of contemporary Catholic women, with particular attention to the experiences of women religious. Intended as a follow-up to Liberating Conscience: Feminist Explorations in Catholic Moral Theology, the new book will benefit many readers, including Catholic leaders, laity, and religious, as well as persons interested in Christian ethics and American religious history more generally. The work treats twentieth-century history and more recent developments, including tensions between the Vatican and progressive Catholics, the development of lay ministries, and the movement to ordain women deacons, priests, and bishops.

Conscience and Catholic Education: Theology, Administration, and Teaching

2022-03-23 Religion

Author : Baxter, Kevin C
Release : 2022-03-23
Genre : Religion
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Download or read book Conscience and Catholic Education: Theology, Administration, and Teaching written by Baxter, Kevin C. This book was released on 2022-03-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Collected essays from a symposium on the prominent issue of conscience and how it is related to Catholic education"--

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