Course Description
In 1993 Pope John Paul II published Veritatis Splendor with the purpose of addressing the foundational principles of moral theology in response to a crisis caused by “beguiling doctrines” which undermined these principles. A few decades later the document still stands as a bulwark against moral errors. After examining the historical context of the document, this course will analyze the principles which safeguard “sound teaching” (VS 5; 2 Tim 4:3).
Bibliography
JOHN PAUL II, Veritatis Splendor, 1993.
DiNOIA and CESSARIO (eds.), Veritatis Splendor and the Renewal of Moral Theology, Chicago: Scepter, 1999.
MELINA and NORIEGA (eds), A Light for Acting / For the Glory of the Father: Introduction to a Way of Renewal for Moral Theology, 2020.
PINCKAERS, OP, The Sources of Christian Ethics, Washington, D.C.: CUA, 1995.
PINCKAERS, OP, The Pinckaers Reader, Washington, D.C.: CUA, 2005.