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Curran, Charles Edward was born on March 30, 1934 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of John F. and Gertrude (Beisner) Curran.
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An anthology of key sources related to the Catholic Church's official teaching about sexuality in the post-Vatican II era, along with commentaries from different perspectives on this teaching.
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Contains the following chapters: 1. A Methodological Overview of Fundamental Moral Theology -- 2. The Stance of Moral Theology -- 3. The Person as Moral Agent and Subject -- 4. Sin -- 5. Natural Law -- 6. Utilitarianism, Consequentialism, and Moral Theology -- 7. Church Law -- 8. Conscience -- 9. The Pastoral Minister, the Moral Demands of Discipleship, and the Conscience of the Believer
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Curran provides historical record and interpretation of his controversy with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith over the legitimacy of theological and practical dissent from noninfallible hierarchical teachings on a number of issues primarily in sexual ethics.
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The intention of this volume is to make the "best of Curran" on social ethics available under one cover for classroom use. In several essays, Curran masterfully charts changes in Catholic social ethics occurring over the past century. He critically appraises both official documents and the work of persons like Ryan, Murray, and Alinsky. He also outlines both the necessity and the limits of the church's involvement in the world. He constructively analyzes the Peace Pastoral, the population problem, and the right to health care. Few ethicists can match Curran for his broad grasp of theological and scientific materials. His book exhibits both balance and daring in displaying and advancing Roman Catholic social ethics. -Religious Studies Review, October 1985 An excellent introduction to Roman Catholic moral theology . . . Curran follows contemporary theologians who argue that moral theology approaches human issues from a stance created by faith and religious experience, mediated by Scripture and the Christian tradition He describes his fundamental perspective by referring to five Christian doctrines: creation, sin, incarnation, redemption and eschatology. He shows that this multiple approach is more faithful to the whole of Scripture and offers many advantages in dealing with complex ethical issues. -Commonweal, February 26, 1986
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A leading Catholic moralist confronts the ethical challenges of the present in a comprehensive overview of the history of moral theology and a dynamic examination of current issues.
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Charles E. Curran presents the first in-depth analysis of the origins of Catholic moral theology in the United States, focusing on three significant figures in the late nineteenth century and demonstrating that methodological pluralism and theological diversity existed in the Church even then. Curran begins by tracing the historical development of moral theology, especially as presented in nineteenth-century manuals of moral theology, which offered a legal model of morality including a heavy emphasis on canon law. He then probes the different approaches and ideas of three important writers: Aloysius Sabetti, a Jesuit who was a typical, as well as the most influential, American manualist; Thomas J. Bouquillon, first chair of moral theology at Catholic University of America, a neoscholastic who criticized the manuals' approach as narrow and incomplete for failing to address principles, virtues, and the connection to systematic theology; and clerical educator John B. Hogan, a casuist who developed a more inductive and historically conscious methodology. Curran describes how all three men dealt in different ways with the increasing role of authoritative teachings in moral theology from the Vatican. He also shows how they reflected their American context and the views of their own time on women and sexuality. So little attention has been paid to the development of moral theology in this country that these authors are unknown to many scholars. Curran's book corrects this oversight and proposes that the ferment revealed in their writings offers important lessons for contemporary Catholic moral theology.
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The Catholic tradition has always tried to explain its theology in a coherent and systematic way, but the great changes and tensions existing within Catholic moral theology today have made it difficult to develop systematic approaches to what was once called fundamental moral theology. Now a leading scholar active in this field for forty years offers a synthesis of Catholic moral theology set in the context of the broader Catholic tradition and the significant developments that have occurred since the Second Vatican Council. Charles E. Curran's succinct, coherent account of his wide-ranging work in Catholic moral theology points out agreements, disagreements, and changes in significant aspects of the Catholic moral tradition. His systematic approach explores major topics in a logical development: the ecclesiological foundation and stance of moral theology; the person as moral subject and agent; virtues, principles and norms; conscience and decision making; and the role of the church as a teacher of morality. Curran's work condenses and organizes a large amount of material to show that the Catholic theological tradition is in dialogue with contemporary life and thought while remaining conscious of its rich history. Of great interest to theologians for its broad synthetic scope, this book is also a thorough introduction to the Catholic moral tradition for students and interested readers, including non-Catholics.
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Charles E. Curran offers the first comprehensive analysis and criticism of the development of modern Catholic social teaching from the perspective of theology, ethics, and church history. Curran studies the methodology and content of the documents of Catholic social teaching, generally understood as comprising twelve papal letters beginning with Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical Rerum novarum, two documents from Vatican II, and two pastoral letters of the U.S. bishops. He contends that the fundamental basis for this body of teaching comes from an anthropological perspective that recognizes both the inherent dignity and the social nature of the human person―thus do the church's teachings on political and economic matters chart a middle course between the two extremes of individualism and collectivism. The documents themselves tend to downplay any discontinuities with previous documents, but Curran's systematic analysis reveals the significant historical developments that have occurred over the course of more than a century. Although greatly appreciative of the many strengths of this teaching, Curran also points out the weaknesses and continuing tensions in Catholic social teaching today. Intended for scholars and students of Catholic social ethics, as well as those involved in Catholic social ministry, this volume will also appeal to non-Catholic readers interested in an understanding and evaluation of Catholic social teaching.
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Pope John Paul II is the second longest serving pope in history and the longest serving pope of the last century. His presence has thrown a long shadow across our time, and his influence on Catholics and non-Catholics throughout the world cannot be denied. Much has been written about this pope, but until now, no one has provided a systematic and thorough analysis of the moral theology that underlies his moral teachings and its astonishing influence. And no one is better positioned to do this than Charles E. Curran, widely recognized as the leading American Catholic moral theologian. Curran focuses on the authoritative statements, specifically the fourteen papal encyclicals the pope has written over the past twenty-five years, to examine how well the pope has addressed the broad issues and problems in the Church today. Curran begins with a discussion of the theological presuppositions of John Paul II's moral teaching and moral theology. Subsequent chapters address his theological methodology, his ethical methodology, and his fundamental moral theology together with his understanding of human life. Finally, Curran deals with the specific issues of globalization, marriage, conscience, human acts, and the many issues involved in social and sexual ethics. While finding much to admire, Curran is nonetheless fiercely precise in his analysis and rigorously thoughtful in his criticism of much of the methodological aspects of the pope's moral theology―in his use of scripture, tradition, and previous hierarchical teaching; in theological aspects including Christology, eschatology, and the validity of human sources of moral wisdom and knowledge; and in anthropology, the ethical model and natural law. Brilliantly constructed and fearlessly argued, this will be the definitive measure of Pope John Paul II's moral theology for years to come.
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Loyal Dissent is the candid and inspiring story of a Catholic priest and theologian who, despite being stripped of his right to teach as a Catholic theologian by the Vatican, remains committed to the Catholic Church. Over a nearly fifty-year career, Charles E. Curran has distinguished himself as the most well-known and the most controversial Catholic moral theologian in the United States. On occasion, he has disagreed with official church teachings on subjects such as contraception, homosexuality, divorce, abortion, moral norms, and the role played by the hierarchical teaching office in moral matters. Throughout, however, Curran has remained a committed Catholic, a priest working for the reform of a pilgrim church. His positions, he insists, are always in accord with the best understanding of Catholic theology and always dedicated to the good of the church. In 1986, years of clashes with church authorities finally culminated in a decision by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, headed by then-Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, that Curran was neither suitable nor eligible to be a professor of Catholic theology. As a result of that Vatican condemnation, he was fired from his teaching position at Catholic University of America and, since then, no Catholic university has been willing to hire him. Yet Curran continues to defend the possibility of legitimate dissent from those teachings of the Catholic faith―not core or central to it―that are outside the realm of infallibility. In word and deed, he has worked in support of more academic freedom in Catholic higher education and for a structural change in the church that would increase the role of the Catholic community―from local churches and parishes to all the baptized people of God. In this poignant and passionate memoir, Curran recounts his remarkable story from his early years as a compliant, pre-Vatican II Catholic through decades of teaching and writing and a transformation that has brought him today to be recognized as a leader of progressive Catholicism throughout the world.
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In this magisterial volume Charles E. Curran surveys the historical development of Catholic moral theology in the United States from its 19th century roots to the present day. He begins by tracing the development of pre-Vatican II moral theology that, with the exception of social ethics, had the limited purpose of training future confessors to know what actions are sinful and the degree of sinfulness. Curran then explores and illuminates the post-Vatican II era with chapters on the effect of the Council on the scope and substance of moral theology, the impact of Humanae vitae, Pope Paul VI's encyclical condemning artificial contraception, fundamental moral theology, sexuality and marriage, bioethics, and social ethics. Curran's perspective is unique: For nearly 50 years, he has been a major influence on the development of the field and has witnessed first-hand the dramatic increase in the number and diversity of moral theologians in the academy and the Church. No one is more qualified to write this first and only comprehensive history of Catholic moral theology in the United States.
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Curran, Charles Edward was born on March 30, 1934 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of John F. and Gertrude (Beisner) Curran.
Bachelor, St. Bernard's College, 1955. Licentiate in Sacred Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1959. STD, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1961.
STD, Academy Alfonsiana, Rome, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Charleston, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Concordia College, Portland, 1992.
Professor moral theology St. Bernard's Seminary, Rochester, 1961-1965. From assistant professor to professor Catholic University American, Washington, 1965-1987. Visiting Kaneb professor Catholic studies Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1987-1988.
Visiting Brooks professor Religion University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1988-1989, visiting Firestone professor Religion, 1989-1990. Visiting Goodwin-Philpott eminent scholar in Religion Auburn (Alabama) University, 1990-1991. Elizabth Scurlock University professor of human values Southern Methodist University, Dallas, since 1991.
External examiner in Christian ethics University Würzburg.I., 1982-1986. Lecturer in field.
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Author: Christian Morality Today, 1966, A New Look at Christian Morality, 1968, Contemporary Problems in Moral Theology, 1970, Catholic Moral Theology in Dialogue, 1972, The Crisis in Priestly Ministry, 1972, Politics, Medicine and Christian Ethics: A Dialogue with Paul Ramsey, 1973, New Perspectives in Moral Theology, 1974, Ongoing Revision: Studies in Moral Theology, 1976, Themes in Fundamental Moral Theology, 1977, Issues in Sexual and Medical Ethics, 1978, Transition and Tradition in Moral Theology, 1979, Moral Theology: A Continuing Journey, 1982, American Catholic Social Ethics: Twentieth Century Approaches, 1982, Critical Concerns in Moral Theology, 1984, Directions in Catholic Social Ethics, 1985, Directions in Fundamental Moral Theology, 1985, Faithful Dissent, 1986, Toward an American Catholic Moral Theology, 1988, Sexualitat und Ethik, 1988, Tensions in Moral Theology, 1988, Catholic Higher Education, Theology, and Academic Freedom, 1990, The Living Tradition of Moral Theology, 1992, The Church and Morality: An Ecumenical and Catholic Approach, 1993, History and Contemporary Issues: Studies in Moral Theology, 1996, The Origins of Moral Theology in the United States: Three Different Approaches, 1997, Moral Theology at the End of the Century, 1999, The Catholic Moral Tradition Today: A Synthesis, 1999, Catholic Social Teaching 1891-Present: A Historical, Theological, and Ethical Analysis, 2002, The Moral Theology of Pope John Paul II, 2005, Loyal Dissent: Memoir of a Catholic Theologian, 2006, Catholic Moral Theology in the United States: A History, 2008. Also articles. (with others) Dissent In and For the Church: Theologians and Humanae Vitae, 1969, The Responsibility of Dissent: The Church and Academic Freedom, 1969.Editor: Absolutes in Moral Theology?, 1968, Contraception: Authority and Dissent, 1969, Moral Theology: Challenges for the Future, 1990. Co-editor book series: (with Richard A. McCormick) 1st 11 vols. Readings in Moral Theology: Northern 1: Moral Norms and Catholic Tradition, 1979, Northern 2: The Distinctiveness of Christian Ethics, 1980, Northern 3: The Magisterium and Morality, 1982, Northern 4: The Use of Scripture in Moral Theology, 1984, Northern 5: Official Catholic Social Teaching, 1986, Northern 6: Dissent in the Church, 1988, Northern 7: Natural Law and Theology, 1991, Northern 8: Dialogue About Catholic Sexual Teaching, 1993, Feminist Ethics and the Catholic Moral Tradition: Readings in Moral Theology Northern 9, 1996, John Paul II and Moral Theology: Readings in Moral Theology Northern 10, 1998, The Historical Development of Fundamental Moral Theology in The United States: Readings in Moral Theology Northern 11, 1999, The Catholic Church, Morality, and Politics: Readings in Moral Theology Northern 12, 2001, Change in Official Catholic Moral Teachings: Readings in Moral Theology Northern 13, 2003, Conscience Readings in Moral Theology Northern 14, 2004, Marriage: Readings in Moral Theology Northern 15.
Member Catholic Theological Society of America (president 1969-1970, John Courtney Murray award 1972), Society Christian Ethics (president 1971-1972, member editorial board Annual since 1991), American Theological Society (president 1989-1990), College Theology Society (President award, 2003).
Golf, swimming, reading.