Synopses & Reviews
On July 8-11, 2006, the first ever truly International Congress of Roman Catholic Ethicists occurred in Padua (see www.catholicethics.com). Four hundred Roman Catholic ethicists from all over the world met to exchange ideas, not under the aegis of the Roman Catholic Church, but under the patronage of a Dutch foundation and UNESCO. These ethicists, caught up in their own specific cultures, recognize the need to confront the challenge of pluralism; to dialogue from and beyond local cultures; and to interconnect within a world church, not dominated solely by a northern paradigm.While many of these ethicists knew of their conference colleagues by reputation and from their writings, this is the first opportunity most will have to meet face to face and engage in cross-cultural dialogue within their discipline. This book explores and discusses further the ideas sparked by this conference.
Synopsis
On July 8-11, 2006, the first ever truly International Congress of Roman Catholic Ethicists occurred in Padua (see www.catholicethics.com). Four hundred Roman Catholic ethicists from all over the world met to exchange ideas, not under the aegis of the Roman Catholic Church, but under the patronage of a Dutch foundation and UNESCO. These ethicists, caught up in their own specific cultures, recognize the need to confront the challenge of pluralism; to dialogue from and beyond local cultures; and to interconnect within a world church, not dominated solely by a northern paradigm.While many of these ethicists knew of their conference colleagues by reputation and from their writings, this is the first opportunity most will have to meet face to face and engage in cross-cultural dialogue within their discipline. This book explores and discusses further the ideas sparked by this conference.
Table of Contents
Authors and Acknowledgements
James F. Keenan, S.J.
Introduction: the Conference at Padova
Part I: How Can Theological Ethicists Respond to the World's Needs?
Antonio Papisca (Italy)
The Needs of the World and the Signs of the Times:
The Challenge of Human Rights
Adela Cortina (Spain)
Challenges of Economic Activity in a Global World
Henk ten Have (France)
Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights
II: Moral Theology on the Five Continents
Africa
Mawuto R. Afan, O.P. (Ivory Coast)
The Main "Building Sites" of Ethics in West Africa
Laurenti Magesa (Tanzania)
Locating the Church among the Wretched of the Earth
Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe (Congo)
Authenticity and Credibility: Moral Challenges After the African Synod 91
Asia
Thomas Hong-Soon Han (Korea)
Moral Challenges and the Church in Asia Today,
with a Specific Consideration of Korea
Agnes M. Brazal (Philippines)
Globalization and Catholic Theological Ethics
A Southeast Asian Perspective
Clement Campos, C.Ss.R. (India)
Doing Christian Ethics in India's World of Cultural
Complexity and Social Inequality
Europe
Marciano Vidal, C.Ss.R. (Spain)
Theological Ethics in Europ