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WELCOME TO THE MORAL THEOLOGY RESOURCES ON THE NET!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FUNDAMENTAL MORAL THEOLOGY Resources on the Net   

CHRISTIAN SOCIAL ETHICS Resources on the Net    

 

GENERAL THEORY of Moral Theology    

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 3, Section 1 Articles: Man--The image of God. Our vocation to beatitude. Man's freedom. The morality of human acts. The morality of the passions. Moral conscience. The virtues. Sin. Participation in social life. Social Justice. The moral law. Grace and justification. The Church, mother and teacher.

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 3, Section 2
The Ten Commandments

Morality in the Catechism of the Catholic Church
A Guide prepared by Gerald Darring.

The Splendor of Truth
1993 encyclical by Pope John Paul II: Veritatis Splendor

Veritatis Splendor: Sexuality, Justice, and Power
A critique of the encyclical.

An Introduction To Contemporary Christian Ethics
By Yuri Josef Koszarycz, Senior Lecturer in Religion Studies, Department of Theology, Australian Catholic University (McAuley Campus, Brisbane).

Roman Catholic Ethics: Three Approaches
Article by Brian Berry in the March 1999 issue of Catholic Practice.

Probabilism: The Right to Know of Moral Options
Chapter from a book by Philip S Kaufman, OSB, of St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota

Christian Ethics in a Pluralistic Society: Towards a Theology of Compromise
Article in Religion and Theology by Patrick J Hartin of the Religious Studies Department at Gonzaga University

Articles from Issues in Ethics, a publication of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University:
----------- What Is Ethics?
----------- Thinking Ethically
----------- Thinking Ethically: A Framework for Moral Decision Making
----------- A Framework for Ethical Decision Making
----------- Conscience and Authority
----------- Ethics and Virtue
----------- Ethical Relativism
----------- The Utilitarian Approach to Ethics
----------- The Horizon of Faith
----------- Lying
----------- Cheating Themselves
----------- Everyday Ethics: Morality Requires Regular Reflection on the Day-to-Day Decisions That Confront Us.

Ethics Updates
Great source for ethical theory and applied ethics.

Articles from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia:
Ethics---------- Morality---------- Sin

Morality and Conscience
Pastoral letter by Bishop John R. Keating of Arlington, Virginia.

The Seven Deadly Sins
History and explanation of the list

Sin
Mennonite Confesion of Faith; Article 7

Baltimore Catechism on the Commandments of God

World Scripture: Morality

Journal of Buddhist Ethics
The first academic journal dedicated entirely to Buddhist ethics, and is innovative in adopting a totally electronic mode of publication.

Ethics and Morality
By Chris MacDonald, M.A. Includes "Moral Decision Making—An Analysis," "A Guide to Moral Decision Making," and other material

Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
Research Ethics. Cases. Moral Leaders. Problems. Corporate Settings. Ethical Codes. Diversity. Essays. Education. Colloquia.

The Indispensability of Theological Meta-ethical Foundations for Morality
William L. Craig

Media Ethics Online
Links to various sites

The Jewish Ethics Challenge: Where Do You Stand?
A wonderful set of ethical dilemmas, appropriate not just for Jews.

Christian Theology and Morality
Where Christian Theology and Morality rooted in the best of the past looks at contemporary problems ranging from human origins to birth control..

New Developments of Ethics
James F. Keenan, S.J., Weston School of Theology, Cambridge

Testimonies on Sin and Morality
Most of these testimonies come from interviews of lay parish leaders, mostly Catholic

Guidelines for Making Moral Decisions
Three classical approaches to determining what one ought to do/morality of a given situation

More Notes on Making Moral Decisions
Notes from moral theologians Kenneth R. Overberg, SJ, Karl Rahner, SJ, Richard McCormick, SJ, and Richard Gula, SS

Ecclesiology And Ethics In 1 Corinthians
Article by Richard B. Hays in Ex Auditu

Conversion And Christian Ethics
Article by James P. Hanigan in Theology Today, 1983

The Problem Of Ethics Today
Article by Charles C. West in Theology Today, 1968

God and the Good: Does Morality Need Religion?
Article by Kai Nielsen in Theology Today, 1964

The Decalogue As Morality and Ethics
Article by Kenneth C. Bailey in Theology Today, 1963

Moral Theology: A Gift for Europe 
The Very Reverend Joseph Tobin, C.SS.R., delivered this intervention at the Fifth General Congregation of the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops

Church and Ethical Orientation 
Article by Werner Schwartz in Ecumenical Review, 1999. Moral formation in the People of God. Moral formation as a key concept in recent ecumenical texts.
 

SOCIAL MORALITY Resources on the Net


Justice and Peace Theology Library links.

Catholic Social Teaching
Theology Library links.

 

SEXUAL ETHICS Resources on the Net   

Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Catholics and Family Planning
Pastoral letter by the New Zealand Catholic bishops.

Love is for Life
1986 pastoral letter by the Irish bishops. See especially part II on such topics as premarital sex, pronography, and contraception.

Sexual Morality And The Catholic Tradition
By Yuri Josef Koszarycz, Senior Lecturer in Religion Studies, Department of Theology, Australian Catholic University (McAuley Campus, Brisbane).

The Person Who Commits Impurity Sins Against His Own Body
Gregory of Nyssa

And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible
By Ronald L. Ecker. Includes articles on topics such as adultery, fornication, and incest.

Helping Childless Couples Conceive
One in six U.S. couples is infertile. In an era when technology offers such couples more and more options, a Catholic moral theologian, Richard C. Sparks, C.S.P., explains in a St. Anthony Messenger article the Church’s teaching concerning the different procedures.

Adultery
Article from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia.

Sex, Ethics, and One Billion Adolescents By Professor Daniel C. Maguire, Theology Department, Marquette University

Roman Catholic Sexual Ethics: A Dissenting View Article by Charles E. Curran

Catholic Social and Sexual Teaching: a Methodological Comparison Article by Charles E. Curran in Theology Today. The contemporary official Catholic leaching on social issues with its relationality-responsibility model recognizes significant gray areas.... In the contemporary official Catholic teaching on sexual issues, there is little or no mention of such gray areas.

Religious Declaration on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing
A consensus statement created by theologians and ethicists from a broad range of religious traditions and currently endorsed by over two thousand religious leaders across the United States, including denominational leaders, seminary presidents, deans, and faculty members, and clergy from more than twenty-five religious traditions

Is Contraception Really Intrinsically Evil?
Article by John Flanagan in Theology@McAuley, 2002
 

MEDICAL ETHICS Resources on the Net   

The Moral Limits of Medical Research and Treatment Pope Pius XII

Dangers of Genetic Manipulation
Pope John Paul II

Responses to questions proposed concerning uterine isolation and related matters
1993 document of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, Fourth Edition
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, June 2001

Nutrition and Hydration: Moral and Pastoral Reflections I
ssued by the Committee for Pro-Life Activities of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops on April 1992.

Care of the Sick and Dying
1993 pastoral letter from the bishops of Maryland.

Development of Church Teaching on Prolonging Life
By Kevin D. O'Rourke, O.P., J.C.D.

Issues in Ethics, Vol.3, No.3, Summer 1990
Articles: "Aged-Based Health Care Rationing: Challenges for an Aging Society." "AIDS, Privacy & the Community: The Ethics of Mandatory AIDS Testing and Disclosure." "System Overload: Pondering the ethics of America's health care system." IE is a publication of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

Voluntary Health Risks: Who Should Pay?
Article from Issues in Ethics.

Health Care Ethics
A compilation of links prepared and rated by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

Catholic Educator's Resourc: Medical Ethics
Articles on different topics relating to medical ethics.

Ethical Considerations in the Business Aspects of Health Care
A 1995 statement of the Woodstock Theological Center

Ethical Issues in Managed Health Care Organizations
A 1999 report from the Woodstock Theological Center

Buddhism and Medical Ethics: A Bibliographic Introduction
An article from the Buddhist Journal of Ethics

Medical Ethics
From the Department of Medicine of West Virginia University Charleston Division

The National Catholic Bioethics Center The Mission of The National Catholic Bioethics Center is to promote and safeguard the dignity of the human person through research, education, consultation, and publishing in the health and life sciences for private individuals, bishops, priests, physicians, nurses, hospital administrators, and those who shape law and public policy

Bioethics: Principles and General Moral Criteria
Adapted from Bioethics by Francisco Javier Elizari Basterra

The Linacre Centre
The Linacre Centre exists to help Catholics understand the Church's position on many contentious questions in medical ethics. It is the only Catholic centre for bioethics in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and its Trustees are the Roman Catholic Archbishops of England and Wales

Issues in Islamic Biomedical Ethics: A Primer for the Pediatrician
Article by Kamyar M. Hedayat in Pediatrics, 2001

Bioethics Resources
From the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics

The Contribution of Proportionism to Bioethical Deliberation in a Moderately Post Scientific Age
Article by Terence Lovat in Theology@McAuley, 2003
 

BUSINESS ETHICS Resources on the Net   

Ethics in Advertising From the Pontifical Council for Social Communications

Woodstock Business Conference
In addition to information on the conference, you can find articles such as "Affirming the Relevance of Religious Faith to Business Practice," "Spirituality in the Workplace," and "Faith and Values at Work: A Seminar in Spiritual and Ethical Integration for Managers and Executives."

Institute for Business & Professional Ethics at DePaul University

Business Codes of Ethics

Health Care Ethics: Business Aspects
Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., Bernard R. Tresnowski, and John P. Langan, S.J., Woodstock Report, December 1993

Creating and Maintaining an Ethical Corporate Climate
A statement of the Woodstock Theological Center

Ethical Considerations in Corporate Takeovers
A statement of the Woodstock Theological Center

Business Ethics
A compilation of links prepared and rated by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University

Institute of Business Ethics
UK-based organization which emphasizes the essentially ethical nature of wealth creation, to encourage the highest standards of behaviour by companies and to publicise the best ethical practices

Corporate Social Responsibility Europe
Our mission is to help companies achieve profitability, sustainable growth and human progress by placing Corporate Social Responsibility in the mainstream of business practice

Highlights in Conversations
Records of a number of presentations on business ethics at the Council for Ethics in Economics

Business Ethics and Catholic Identity: The Nike Contract with St. John’s
Article by John R.Wilcox in the January 1999 issue of Catholic Practice

Christian Formation For Corporate Life Article by Oliver F. Williams, C.S.C. in Theology Today, 1979
 

BIRTH & DEATH ISSUES on the Net   
Issues in Care for the Beginning of Life United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, June 2001

Issues in Care for the Dying
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, June 2001

Death and Dying Issues
1991 pastoral letter by Bishop James T. McHugh of Camden

Statement on the Life, Death and the Treatment of Dying Patients
1989 statement by the bishops of Florida

Abortion
Theology Library links

Euthanasia
Theology Library links

Aid in Dying: Physician-Assisted Suicide Confronts High Court and Public With Moral Questions
By Michael J. Meyer. Article from Issues in Ethics, a publication of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University

End of Life
This entire issue of Issues in Ethics is devoted to end-of-life questions from a variety of different perspectives
 
DIRECTORIES for  Moral Theology on the Net   

Issues In Christian Ethics By Yuri Josef Koszarycz, Senior Lecturer in Religion Studies, Department of Theology, Australian Catholic University (McAuley Campus, Brisbane). Includes: Introduction to Ethics. Sexuality & the Christian Tradition. War and Violence. Feminism & the Church. Divorce & Remarriage. Aborigines & the Church.

Ethics on the World Wide Web
From the School of Communications at California State University, Fullerton

Resources for Catholic Educators: Moral Issues

Ethical Links
From the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University
 

OTHER LINKS  on the Net   

 

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