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John Cuthbert Ford, SJ : moral theologian at the end of the manualist era / Eric Marcelo O. Genilo.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Moral traditions seriesPublication details: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, ©2007.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 217 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781435627260
  • 1435627261
  • 9781589013513
  • 1589013514
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: John Cuthbert Ford, SJ.DDC classification:
  • 241/.042092 22
LOC classification:
  • BJ1249 .G46 2007eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The life and career of John C. Ford, SJ -- Method -- John Ford's moral theology and the manualist tradition -- John Ford's two modes of resolving moral cases -- The development of doctrine -- Moral objectivity -- Objective moral norms and situation ethics -- Subjective culpability -- John Ford and Josef Fuchs -- Morality and law -- Opposing totalitarianism and protecting the vulnerable -- John Ford and his legacy.
Summary: John Cuthbert Ford, SJ (1902-1989) was one of the leading American Catholic moralists of the 20th century. This is the first full-length analysis of his work and influence, one that not only reveals a traditionally Catholic method of moral analysis but also illuminates the conflicts behind and development of Catholic moral teaching during the volatile 1960s. Ford is best known for his influential contribution to Catholic teachings on three moral issues. His objection to the Allied practice of obliteration bombing during WWII by drawing a sharp distinction between combatants and noncombatants i.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)216677

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-208) and index.

The life and career of John C. Ford, SJ -- Method -- John Ford's moral theology and the manualist tradition -- John Ford's two modes of resolving moral cases -- The development of doctrine -- Moral objectivity -- Objective moral norms and situation ethics -- Subjective culpability -- John Ford and Josef Fuchs -- Morality and law -- Opposing totalitarianism and protecting the vulnerable -- John Ford and his legacy.

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John Cuthbert Ford, SJ (1902-1989) was one of the leading American Catholic moralists of the 20th century. This is the first full-length analysis of his work and influence, one that not only reveals a traditionally Catholic method of moral analysis but also illuminates the conflicts behind and development of Catholic moral teaching during the volatile 1960s. Ford is best known for his influential contribution to Catholic teachings on three moral issues. His objection to the Allied practice of obliteration bombing during WWII by drawing a sharp distinction between combatants and noncombatants i.