In the Service of Charity and Truth

This work is a Festschrift to celebrate the sixtieth birthday of Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Bishop of the Catholic diocese of Umuahia, Nigeria. Its title draws from his Episcopal Coat of Arms Caritas et Veritas. The focus of this book is Moral Theology. It contains fifteen diverse essays which indicate the spread and nuances of contemporary moral theological reflections. Their contributors are from three continents Africa, Europe and North America. Firstly, this publication pays tribute to the efforts of Bishop Ugorji to inspire interest in Moral Theology in Nigeria and deepen its reflections. Secondly, it hopes to provide more resource materials for students and researchers in the field of Moral Theology and Theological Ethics in Nigeria and beyond.

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Contents: James F. Keenan, S.J.: The History of Catholic Moral Theology Joseph Selling: Plotting the Course Between Casuistry and Virtue Ethics Paulinus I Odozor: Christian (Catholic) Theological Ethics in Africa: In search of firm foundations Johan De Tavernier: The Origins of The Personalist Tradition in Christian Ethics Edmund Igboanusi: The Person and the Media: Towards a Personalist Media Ethics in Nigeria Edmund Aku: Understanding Community and Solidarity Johan Verstraeten: Integrity in a context of institutionalised corruption: a theological-ethical clarification/approach of a complex issue Uzochukwu Jude Njoku: Africa and the Conflicting Paradigms of the Relationship between Person and Society in Catholic Social Ethics Onyema Anozie: Prenatal Diagnosis in the Light of L. I. Ugorji's Reinterpretation of the Principle of Double Effect Francis Anekwe Oborji: The Church and Practice of Charity to the Poor: a Missiological Appraisal Mary Gerard Nwagwu: Canonical Considerations on the Practice of Justice in the Church and Society in the African Context Simon O. Anyanwu: The Catholic Bishops' Confrence and Nigeria's Political Struggles: Ways Forward Tobe Nnamani: Re-examining the Ethical and Political Implications of International Intervention in the Nigeria-Biafra War Aloysius. I. A. Nwabekee: Consolation Theology as an African Christian Theological Accent Lisa Sowle Cahill: Charity and Truth as Justice, and Hope.