Internet Theology Resources:

Moral Theology

Contents

• Fundamental Moral Theology.
• Christian Social Ethics.

• Dietrich Bonhoeffer Homepage. [15K text, 63K graphics].
• André Castonguay, Route des hommes, route de Dieu. [6K text, 65K graphics]. Collection of original theological essays in French, many of them dealing with moral theology.
• Catholic Committee of Appalachia, This Land Is Home to Me (1975). [64K text, 5K graphics].
• Congregation for Doctrine
  • Persona Humana: Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics (1975).
  • Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons (1986). [27K text, 27K graphics].
• John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae (1995)
  • Evangelium Vitae, English. [282K text, 17K graphic].
  • Evangelium vitae, German. [352K].
  • Evangelium Vitae, Spanish. [282K text, 1K graphics].
• Yuri Koszarycz, Issues in Christian Ethics. [5K text, 80K graphics]. Guided readings on the history and current situation of Christian ethics. Also resources on specific controversial issues, offering extensive topical links and quotations. Koszarycz is a lecturer at the School of Theology, Australian Catholic University, McAuley Campus.
• Links Toward Abolition: Religious Perspectives (on the death penalty).
• Kevin D. O'Rourke, Development of Church Teaching on Prolonging Life (1988). O'Rourke has a doctorate in canon law, and is the director of the Center for Health Care Ethics, St. Louis University Medical Center.
• Paul VI, Humanae Vitae (1968)
  • De la vida humana. Spanish. [90K text, 3K graphics].
  • Humanae Vitae, English.
• Pastoral Ministry. Subject guide comparable to this page.
• Nelia Beth Scovill, The Liberation of Women: Religious Sources. [82K text, 4K graphics]. Deals mostly with reproductive issues. Scovill teaches religious studies at Carroll College.
• Jeramy Townsley, Homosexuality and Christianity. Get ready for a long download [106K text, 88K graphics] as an evangelical wrestles with the passages in Scripture thought to have a bearing on the morality of same-sex intimate relationships. Includes bibliography and links to other perspectives. Townsley has a B.S. in psychology, and an M.A. in philosophy/theology.
• Woodstock Theological Center. Ethics. Includes articles from the Woodstock Report. Many people will be forced to scroll horizontally to read whole screen. Uses JavaScript, but you're not missing anything if you don't have JavaScript.

Fundamental Moral Theology

• Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Summa Theologica, Prima Secundae Partis. Section on law.
  • English translation. The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas, 2nd. and rev. ed., trans. by the Fathers of the English Dominican Province, 1920.
    • I-II, Q. 90: The essence of law.
    • I-II, Q. 91: The various kinds of law.
    • I-II, Q. 92: The effects of law.
    • I-II, Q. 93: The eternal law.
    • I-II, Q. 94: The natural law.
    • I-II, Q. 95: Human law.
    • I-II, Q. 96: The power of human law.
    • I-II, Q. 97: Change in laws.
  • In Latin. Part of Corpus Thomisticum. Summa Theologiae, Rome, 1888-1906.
    • Summa Theologiae, I^a-IIae q. 90-92. [65K text, 30K graphics].
    • Summa Theologiae, I^a-IIae q. 93. [35K text, 30K graphics].
    • Summa Theologiae, I^a-IIae q. 94. [36K text, 30K graphics].
    • Summa Theologiae, I^a-IIae q. 95-97. [78K text, 30K graphics].

Christian Social Ethics

• The Busy Christian's Guide to Catholic Social Teaching. From U.S. Catholic. [28K text, 87K graphics]. Highlights, with a timeline, in a handsome format.
• Congregation for Doctrine, Libertatis Nuntius (1984)
  • Instruction on Certain Aspects of the "Theology of Liberation". [60K].
  • Libertatis Nuntius, in Spanish. [63K text, 1K graphics].
• Encíclicas Papales y la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia. [48K text, 18K graphics]. Explains the different kinds of papal documents and their authority. Offers full text of some of the most important encyclicals related to Catholic social teaching. In Spanish. From es.catholic.net, the portal of the Red Informática de la Iglesia en América Latina (R.I.I.A.L.).
• Gregory XVI, Mirari Vos (1832)
  • Mirari Vos, English.
  • Mirari vos, Italian.
  • Mirari Vos, Spanish.
• John XXIII
  • Mater et Magistra (1961)
    • Mater et Magistra, English. [121K].
    • Mater et Magistra, French. Text obtained from the Vatican's web site, but split into smaller files. With concordances and word frequency lists.
    • Mater et Magistra, German. [140K].
    • Mater et Magistra, Italian. Text obtained from the Vatican's web site, but split into smaller files. With concordances and word frequency lists.
    • Mater et magistra, Latin. [146K text, 27K graphics].
    • Mater et Magistra, Spanish. [177K text, 4K graphics.]
  • Pacem in Terris (1963)
    • Pacem in Terris, English. [91K].
    • Pacem in Terris, German. [98K].
    • Pacem in terris, Italian. Text obtained from the Vatican's web site, but split into smaller files. With concordances and word frequency lists.
    • Pacem in terris, Latin. [101K text, 27K graphics].
    • Pacem in Terris, Spanish. [106K text, 4K graphics].
• John Paul II
  • Centesimus Annus (1991)
    • Centesimus Annus, English. Each chapter in its own file. With concordances and word frequency lists.
    • Centesimus Annus, Spanish. [228K text, 18K graphics].
  • Laborem Exercens (1981)
    • Laborem Exercens, English. [145K text, 1K graphic].
    • Laborem Exercens, Spanish. [174K text, 18K graphics].
• Leo XIII
  • Arcanum (1880). On Christian marriage. [53K text].
  • Rerum Novarum (1891). Considered the inauguration of modern Catholic social teaching.
    • Rerum Novarum, English. [88K]. Uses some Windows-only characters.
    • Rerum Novarum, German. [99K].
    • Rerum Novarum, Spanish. [89K text, 18K graphics].
• NCCB/USCC, Economic Justice for All (1986). [328K].
• Paul VI
  • Octogesima Adveniens (1971). Addresses the need for individual Christians to get involved politically to combat injustice.
    • Octogesima Adveniens, English. Also known as A Call to Action. [79K text, 5K graphics].
    • Octogesima Adveniens, Spanish. [86K text, 1K graphics].
  • Populorum Progressio (1967)
    • Populorum Progressio, English. [72K].
    • Populorum Progressio, German. [77K].
    • Populorum Progressio, Spanish. [85K text, 18K graphics].
• Pius IX, Syllabus of Errors (1864).
• Pius XI
  • Casti Connubii (1930). On Christian marriage.
    • Casti Connubii, English. [119K text].
    • Casti Connubii, Spanish. [125K text, 18K graphics].
  • Quadragesimo Anno (1931)
    • Quadragesimo Anno, English. [118K].
    • Quadragesimo Anno, German. [139K].
    • Quadragesimo Anno, Spanish. Requires JavaScript and a 4.0 or later browser.
• Pius XII, Democracy and a Lasting Peace (Christmas radio message, 1944).
• Textos olvidados de la doctrina social de la iglesia (March 1996). [80K].
• Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes (Church in the Modern World, 1965)
  • Gaudium et Spes, English. [215K text, 6K graphics].
  • Gaudium et spes, German. [280K].
  • Gaudium et Spes. In Latin, as published in AAS 58 (1966) 1025-1115. [344K].
  • Gaudium et Spes, Spanish. [114K text, 1K graphics].

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