Research Catalog

Title

Ethics of the word : voices in the Catholic Church today / James F. Keenan.

Author

Keenan, James F.

Publication

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010.

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Details

Description

xi, 186 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"In Ethics of the Word beloved priest and author James F. Keenan, S.J., discusses the power of the Word in the Catholic Church. In the ongoing wake of the priest abuse scandals, Father Keenan argues that we need new ways to build trust and open communication in the Church on all levels?from bishops to parishioners. Keenan's engaging style blends stories, Scripture, and theology to show readers the importance of both speaking and listening. The book covers topics ranging from difficult confrontations to apologies to the language of faith, hope, and love"--Page 4 of cover.

Subject

• Christian ethics > Catholic authors
• Communication > Catholic Church
• Communication > Moral and ethical aspects

Note

• Includes index.
• "A Sheed & Ward book."

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: As I see and hear it -- pt. I.A church in need of new ways of living the truth in love. Ethics inside the church : looking back, looking forward -- Proposing an ethics of the word -- Learning an ethics of the word -- Silence in an ethics of the word -- pt. II. The humanity of our discourse. The human voice -- Memory -- Conscience -- A critical challenge : recovering Christian dialogue -- Modeling Christian dialogue : The First International Cross-cultural Discourse on Theological Ethics (Padova, Italy, July 2006) -- pt. III. Forms of Christian discourse. Teaching -- Conversations -- Civil discourse -- Being called -- Taking vows -- Apologizing -- Appreciating the limits of language -- Reporting the truth to hurt another -- Lying and the obligation to get the story right -- pt. IV. Words. Beautiful words, good words -- Words of death and gratitude -- Challenging words -- Words of life -- Words of greeting and farewell -- pt. V. Faith, hope, and charity. The language of faith -- The language of hope -- The language of charity.

ISBN

• 9780742599567 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0742599566 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780742599574 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0742599574 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780742599581 (electronic)
• 0742599582 (electronic)

LCCN

^^2009050216

OCLC

495597191

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library