| Josef Fuchs on Natural Law Contributor(s): Graham, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0878403825 ISBN-13: 9780878403820 Publisher: Georgetown University Press OUR PRICE: $59.35 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2002 Annotation: Josef Fuchs is one of the most important Catholic theologians of the 20th century, and this is the first full-scale treatment of his thinking. The author demonstrates how Fuchs' interpretation of natural law has evolved, and what this means for his positions on moral issues. Beginning with Fuchs' "pre-conversion" period, from 1941-1966, Graham describes how Fuchs' slowly changed his thinking and thereby incurred the wrath of the Vatican on certain social issues. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
| Dewey: 340.112 |
| LCCN: 2002023641 |
| Series: Moral Traditions (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 5.4" W x 10.52" (1.26 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Appointed by Pope John XXIII to the Pontifical Commission on Population, Family, and Birth, Fuchs ultimately found himself disappointed in his three years of service and spent the next thirty years exploring a broad array of issues pivotal to a reconstruction of Roman Catholic natural law theory. This is the first full-length analysis of Fuchs's efforts. Beginning historically by looking at Fuchs's writings and beliefs before the Pontifical Commission appointment, including his defense of natural law during the "situation ethics" debates of the 50s and 60s, the concept of personal salvation, and the status of "nature" and "human nature," Graham moves to the intellectual conversion that inspired Fuchs to reconsider his concepts following the commission appointment. From there, Graham engages in a sustained critique of Fuchs's natural theory, addressing both the strengths and weaknesses to be found there and suggest possible avenues of development that would make a positive contribution to the ongoing quest to rehabilitate the Roman Catholic natural law theory that continues to dominate the landscape of moral theology today. |