John Cuthbert Ford, SJ: Moral Theologian at the End of the Manualist Era

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As of January 1, 2007, 13-digit ISBN numbers have replaced the 10-digit system. 13-digit 10-digit Cloth: 978-1-58901-181-6 Cloth: 1-58901-181-3 Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC www.press.georgetown.edu© 2007 by Georgetown University Press. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Genilo, Eric Marcelo. John Cuthbert Ford, SJ : moral theologian at the end of the manualist era / Eric Marcelo Genilo. p. cm. — (Moral traditions series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-58901-181-6 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-58901-181-3 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Ford, John C. (John Cuthbert), 1902– 2. Christian ethics—Catholic authors. 3. Christian sociology—Catholic Church. I. Title. BJ1249.G46 2007 241'.042092—dc22 2007011197 This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 First printing Printed in the United States of America Contents Foreword ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv chapter one The Life and Career of John C. Ford, SJ 1 PART I METHOD chapter two John Ford’s Moral Theology and the Manualist Tradition 7 chapter three John Ford’s Two Modes of Resolving Moral Cases 35 chapter four The Development of Doctrine 77 PART II MORAL OBJECTIVITY chapter five Objective Moral Norms and Situation Ethics 105 chapter six Subjective Culpability 114 chapter seven John Ford and Josef Fuchs 129 PART III MORALITY AND LAW chapter eight Opposing Totalitarianism and Protecting the Vulnerable 159 chapter nine John Ford and His Legacy 193 appendix Time Line of the Life and Career of John C. Ford, SJ 199 References 201 Index 209 ...