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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814013703321

Autore

McCormick Richard A. <1922-2000.>

Titolo

The critical calling : reflections on moral dilemmas since Vatican II / / Richard A. McCormick ; foreword by Lisa Sowle Cahill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-58901-434-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (435 p.)

Collana

Moral traditions series

Disciplina

241/.042

241.042

Soggetti

Christian ethics - Catholic authors

Medical ethics - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 1989. With new foreword.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Fundamental moral theology -- pt. 2. Practical and pastoral questions.

Sommario/riassunto

When Richard A. McCormick's The Critical Calling was first published, Andrew M. Greeley commented that in years to come scholars will look back on Father McCormick's work and say, 'This was a man who knew what he was talking about!' In this reissue, with a new foreword by Lisa Sowle Cahill, both first-time readers and those opening the pages for a return visit with an honored friend will find Greeley's characterization remains valid. Father McCormick begins The Critical Calling with his personal affirmation of the work of Vatican II: I believe the Council was a work of the Spiritùdesperately n