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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794148303321

Titolo

Mercy and justice : a challenge for contemporary theology / / editors, Judith Hahn, Gunda Werner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden : , : Brill, , 2020

ISBN

90-04-43252-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 197 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Brill's studies in Catholic theology, , 2352-5746 ; ; volume 9

Disciplina

262.9/44

Soggetti

Religion and law

Punishment (Canon law)

Penitentials

Penance (Canon law)

Mercy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The reconciling community : the rite of penance, past and present / James Dallen -- "...equally a judge and a physician" - questioning Canon 978 1 CIC/1983 from a canonical and pastoral point of view / Rosel Oehmen-Vieregge -- Merciful and just? A tension in contemporary semantics in the doctrinal regulations on the sacrament of penance / Gunda Werner -- Fulfilling mercy? Reconsidering the Jubilee Year regulations on penance and reconciliation / Judith Hahn -- Punishment and reconciliation in this world and the next : the relationship between the penitential discipline of the church and reconciliation with God in the twelfth century / Atria A. Larson -- Justice and mercy : can they be reconciled from a systematic point of view? / Dirk Ansorge -- Misericordia, benevolentia, aequitas? Is there room for mercy in Canon Law? / Michael A. Nobel -- "...as we forgive those who trespass against us..."? Aspects of a theology of forgiveness from a Protestant perspective / Heike Springhart -- Free from burdens? Cultural and social aspects of the concept of reconciliation in Latin America / Sandra Lassak -- What remains? Some answers, and yet more questions / Judith Hahn and Gunda Werner.

Sommario/riassunto

The term mercy is currently omnipresent in Catholic debates. It



dominates at events such as the recent Family Synods and the Jubilee Years. At the same time, it poses a significant problem for cases dealing with sexual abuse. Mercy calls to consider an individual's needs and this conflicts with justice necessitating equal treatment for everyone. Mercy applies to the fallible individual deserving of punishment, but who is saved by grace. This is most apparent in the Sacrament of Penance and other forms of penitence, forgiveness, and reconciliation where mercy both transcends and undermines justice. This problem, widely ignored in church teaching, is addressed by Dirk Ansorge, James Dallen, Judith Hahn, Atria A. Larson, Sandra Lassak, Michael A. Nobel, Rosel Oehmen-Vieregge, Heike Springhart, and Gunda Werner.