Conscience and Catholicism: The Nature and Function of Conscience in Contemporary Roman Catholic Moral Theology

Book info: Conscience and Catholicism: The Nature and Function of Conscience in Contemporary Roman Catholic Moral Theology (Paperback, 192 pages) – University Press of America, 1998. Language: English.

This book studies the nature and function of conscience in contemporary Roman Catholic moral theology. It does so by examining, comparing and evaluating the ways in which conscience is understood by two representative contemporary moral theologians: Germain Grisez who represents the non-revisionist or more traditional school Roman Catholic moral theology and Bernard Hring who represents the revisionist school. Editorial Reviews Review

“...valuable for the way it retrieves some often neglected themes in Aquinas...an excellent secondary source for any course that includes a serious consideration of conscience.” ―Theological Studies

“...a lucid exposition of synderesis and conscientia, how and why conscience binds, and the resources which aid decisions of conscience...” ―The Expository Times

“...a lucid exposition of synderesis and conscientia, how and why conscience binds, and the resources which aid decisions of conscience...” ―The Expository Times

“...valuable for the way it retrieves some often neglected themes in Aquinas...an excellent secondary source for any course that includes a serious consideration of conscience.” ―Theological Studies

About the Author Robert J. Smith is Assistant Professor of Theology and Interdisciplinary Studies at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.