Catholic Theological Ethics: Ancient Questions, Contemporary Responses - Paperback

by Todd A. Salzman (Author), Michael G. Lawler (Author)

This book has two objectives, one explicit and one implicit. The explicit objective is to explore the normative implications for both general and sexual ethics of the methodological and anthropological developments in Catholic tradition. The implicit objective is to stimulate dialogue in the Church about ethics, particularly sexual ethics, a dialogue that must necessarily include all in the communion-Church, laity, theologians, and hierarchy. Since we believe that genuine and respectful dialogue about sexual morality is sorely needed to clarify Christian truth today, we intend this book to be part of that genuine dialogue.

Author Biography

Michael G. Lawler is the Amelia and Emil Graff Professor Emeritus of Catholic Theology at Creighton University, Omaha, NE.

Todd A. Salzman is the Amelia and Emil Graff Professor of Catholic Theology at Creighton University.

Their recent co-authored publications include: Sexual Ethics: A Theological Introduction (2012); "Method and Catholic Theological Ethics in the Twenty-First Century," Theological Studies (2013); "People Beginning Sexual Experience," Oxford Handbook of Theology, Sexuality, and Gender (2015); and articles in Heythrop Journal, Irish Theological Quarterly, Louvain Studies, Horizons, and America.