Humanae Vitae : A Generation Later.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Janet E., 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church. Pope (1963-1978 : Paul VI). Humanae vitae.

Catholic Church.

Birth control--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Birth control.

Catholicism.

Family Planning Services.

Religion and Sex.

Medical Subjects:

Catholicism.

Family Planning Services.

Religion and Sex.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (444 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC, USA Catholic University of America Press 2010.

Catholic University of America Press

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Janet E.Smith presents a comprehensive review of this issue from a philosophical and theological perspective.Tracing the emergence of the debate from the mid-1960s and reviewing the documents from the Special Papl Commission established to advise Pope Paul VI, Smith also examines the Catholic Church's position on marriage, which provides context.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

1. Beginnings of the Debate

2. Christian Marriage

3. Humanae Vitae: Preliminary Philosophical Considerations

4. Natural Law Arguments against Contraception

5. Some Theological Considerations

6. The Aftermath of Humanae Vitae and the "Revision" of Natural Law

7. Premoral Evil and Other Variations on a Theme

8. Self, Giving and Self-Mastery: John Paul II's Interpretation of Humanae Vitae

Afterword

Appendices

1. Translation of Humanae Vitae

2. Commentary on Humanae Vitae, with Summary of Footnote Citations

3. The Papal Interventions

4. A Critique of the Work of Germain Grisez, ]oseph Boyle, John Finnis, and William May

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

0-8132-2091-2

0-8132-1037-2

OCLC:

652085269