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Bioethics, Law, and Human Life Issues: A Catholic Perspective on Marriage, Family, Contraception, Abortion, Reproductive Technology, and Death and Dying (Catholic Social Thought): 2
Author(s): D. Brian Scarnecchia (Author)
- Publisher: Scarecrow Press (UK)
- Publication Date: 16 Jun. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 460 pages
- ISBN-10: 0810874229
- ISBN-13: 9780810874220
Book Description
Bioethics, Law, and Human Life Issues: A Catholic Perspective on Marriage, Family, Contraception, Abortion, Reproductive Technology, and Death and Dying draws on the Magisterial teaching of the Catholic Church to outline a Catholic response to a host of controversial issues related to human life. Scarnecchia lays out a Catholic moral theology based on the writings of Pope John Paul II and Thomas Aquinas, and he then applies those Christian moral principles to todays most contentious ethical issues, including reproductive technology, embryo adoption, contraception, abortion, family and same-sex marriage, and euthanasia and assisted suicide. This review of Catholic moral principles brings together an in-depth consideration of the central human life issues of our day with abundant reference to the Churchs social teaching and to contrasting positions of todays leading ethicists.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Any ethicists, priest, or Protestant minister interested in both ethics and the Catholic position on these issues will find this book a valuable resource and reference for years to come. The volume is thoroughly researched and documented.
Brian Scarnecchia has written an impressive book that applies Catholic moral theology and Christian moral principles to the most important issues of our time. The book is the fruit of his many years of teaching courses in Theology, Human Life Studies, and Law at Franciscan University and Ave Maria Law School. The heart of this book flows from both the light of right reason and the light of Christ.
About the Author
D. Brian Scarnecchia is the founding President of the International Solidarity & Human Rights Institute (ISHRI). He is associate professor of Human Life Studies and Legal Studies at Franciscan University of Steubenville and is currently a Visiting Associate Professor of Law at Ave Maria School of Law. He is a member of the expert committee of the Rome Forum for Catholic NGOs, and he serves on the Board of Directors and is legal counsel for the Society of Catholic Social Scientists (SCSS) and is their primary representative to the United Nations.
