Method and Catholic Theological Ethics in the Twenty-First Century

The article proposes a Catholic ethical method for the 21st century. To that end, the authors first address the magisterium's concerns with relativism and distinguish relativism from Bernard Lonergan's perspectivism. After proposing perspectivism as an epistemological tool that accounts fo...

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Published in:Theological studies (Baltimore) 2013-12, Vol.74 (4), p.903-933
Main Authors: Salzman, Todd A., Lawler, Michael G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Analysis
Chastity
Christianity
Contemporary period
Dogmatic theology
Ethical aspects
Ethical relativism
Ethics
General subjects
Heterosexuality
History and sciences of religions
Lonergan, Bernard J. F
Methods
Norms
Sexual orientation
Spirituality
Theology
Theology, Catholic
Virtue epistemology
Virtue ethics
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Summary:The article proposes a Catholic ethical method for the 21st century. To that end, the authors first address the magisterium's concerns with relativism and distinguish relativism from Bernard Lonergan's perspectivism. After proposing perspectivism as an epistemological tool that accounts for a plurality of Catholic ethical methods, the authors explore virtue ethics, virtue epistemology, and a Christian stance that contribute to a reconstructed Catholic ethical method. The article concludes with a definition of chastity from two methodological perspectives that have different anthropological and normative implications.
ISSN:0040-5639
2169-1304
DOI:10.1177/004056391307400409