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The structure of theological revolutions : how the fight over birth control transformed American Catholicism, Mark S. Massa, SJ
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- Summary
- On July 29, 1968, Pope Paul VI ended years of discussion and study by Catholic theologians and bishops by issuing an encyclical on human sexuality and birth control entitled Humanae Vitae: "On Human Life." That document, which declared that "each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life," lead to widespread dissent and division within the Church, particularly in the United States. The divide that Humanae Vitae opened up is still with us today. Mark Massa argues that American Catholics did not simply ignore and dissent from the encyclical's teachings on birth control, but that they also began to question the entire system of natural law theology that had undergirded Catholic thought since the days of Aquinas. Natural law is central to Catholic theology, as some of its most important teachings on issues such as birth control, marriage, and abortion rest on natural law arguments. Drawing inspiration from Thomas Kuhn's classic work The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Massa argues that Humanae Vitae caused a paradigm shift in American Catholic thought, one that has had far-reaching repercussions. How can theology-the study of God, whose nature is imagined to be eternal and unchanging- change over time? This is the essential question that The Structure of Theological Revolutions sets out to answer. Massa makes the controversial claim that Roman Catholic teaching on a range of important issues is considerably more provisional and arbitrary than many Catholics think. -- Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 218 pages
- Contents
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- Part I: 1968: The End of the Catholic 19th Century in 1968
- Part II: Paradigm Revolutions, 1960 to 1966: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
- A Period of Crisis
- Part III: Other Voices, Other Paradigms: Charles Curran and Loyal Dissent
- Germain Grisez and the New Natural Law
- Jean Porter and the Historical Project of Robust Realism
- Lisa Sowle Cahill and the Middle Way
- Part IV: So Now What?: In the Beginning Was the Grab Bag
- Isbn
- 9780190851408
- Label
- The structure of theological revolutions : how the fight over birth control transformed American Catholicism
- Title
- The structure of theological revolutions
- Title remainder
- how the fight over birth control transformed American Catholicism
- Statement of responsibility
- Mark S. Massa, SJ
- Title variation
- How the fight over birth control transformed American Catholicism
- Subject
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- Catholic Church
- Catholic Church
- Catholic Church -- Doctrines
- Catholic Church -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Contraception -- Religious aspects | Catholic Church | History of doctrines
- Geburtenregelung
- Geburtenregelung
- History
- History
- Katholische Kirche
- Katholische Kirche
- 1900-1999
- Moraltheologie
- Natural law -- Influence
- Natural law -- Influence
- Natural law -- Influence
- Theology, Doctrinal
- Theology, Doctrinal
- USA
- USA
- United States
- United States
- Moraltheologie
- Birth control -- Religious aspects | Catholic Church | History of doctrines
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- On July 29, 1968, Pope Paul VI ended years of discussion and study by Catholic theologians and bishops by issuing an encyclical on human sexuality and birth control entitled Humanae Vitae: "On Human Life." That document, which declared that "each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life," lead to widespread dissent and division within the Church, particularly in the United States. The divide that Humanae Vitae opened up is still with us today. Mark Massa argues that American Catholics did not simply ignore and dissent from the encyclical's teachings on birth control, but that they also began to question the entire system of natural law theology that had undergirded Catholic thought since the days of Aquinas. Natural law is central to Catholic theology, as some of its most important teachings on issues such as birth control, marriage, and abortion rest on natural law arguments. Drawing inspiration from Thomas Kuhn's classic work The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Massa argues that Humanae Vitae caused a paradigm shift in American Catholic thought, one that has had far-reaching repercussions. How can theology-the study of God, whose nature is imagined to be eternal and unchanging- change over time? This is the essential question that The Structure of Theological Revolutions sets out to answer. Massa makes the controversial claim that Roman Catholic teaching on a range of important issues is considerably more provisional and arbitrary than many Catholics think. -- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Massa, Mark Stephen
- Dewey number
- 230/.273
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BX1406.2
- LC item number
- .M385 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Catholic Church
- Catholic Church
- Natural law
- Birth control
- Contraception
- Catholic Church
- Katholische Kirche
- Natural law
- Theology, Doctrinal
- United States
- Geburtenregelung
- Moraltheologie
- USA
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- The structure of theological revolutions : how the fight over birth control transformed American Catholicism, Mark S. Massa, SJ
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
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- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- Part I: 1968: The End of the Catholic 19th Century in 1968 -- Part II: Paradigm Revolutions, 1960 to 1966: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions -- A Period of Crisis -- Part III: Other Voices, Other Paradigms: Charles Curran and Loyal Dissent -- Germain Grisez and the New Natural Law -- Jean Porter and the Historical Project of Robust Realism -- Lisa Sowle Cahill and the Middle Way -- Part IV: So Now What?: In the Beginning Was the Grab Bag
- Control code
- 1029219738
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- viii, 218 pages
- Isbn
- 9780190851408
- Lccn
- 2018001904
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40028395267
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1029219738
- Label
- The structure of theological revolutions : how the fight over birth control transformed American Catholicism, Mark S. Massa, SJ
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: 1968: The End of the Catholic 19th Century in 1968 -- Part II: Paradigm Revolutions, 1960 to 1966: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions -- A Period of Crisis -- Part III: Other Voices, Other Paradigms: Charles Curran and Loyal Dissent -- Germain Grisez and the New Natural Law -- Jean Porter and the Historical Project of Robust Realism -- Lisa Sowle Cahill and the Middle Way -- Part IV: So Now What?: In the Beginning Was the Grab Bag
- Control code
- 1029219738
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- viii, 218 pages
- Isbn
- 9780190851408
- Lccn
- 2018001904
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40028395267
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1029219738
Subject
- Catholic Church
- Catholic Church
- Catholic Church -- Doctrines
- Catholic Church -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Contraception -- Religious aspects | Catholic Church | History of doctrines
- Geburtenregelung
- Geburtenregelung
- History
- History
- Katholische Kirche
- Katholische Kirche
- 1900-1999
- Moraltheologie
- Natural law -- Influence
- Natural law -- Influence
- Natural law -- Influence
- Theology, Doctrinal
- Theology, Doctrinal
- USA
- USA
- United States
- United States
- Moraltheologie
- Birth control -- Religious aspects | Catholic Church | History of doctrines
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