Curran, Charles E.

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CURRAN, Charles E.

CURRAN, Charles E. American, b. 1934. Genres: Philosophy, Theology/Religion. Career: Assistant Professor to Professor of Moral Theology, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 1965-89; Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of Human Values, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 1991-. President, Catholic Theological Society of America, 1969-70, American Society of Christian Ethics, 1971-72, and American Theological Society, 1989-90; Sr. Research Scholar, Kennedy Center for Bioethics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1972. Publications: Christian Morality Today, 1966; A New Look at Christian Morality, 1968; (co-author) Dissent in and for the Church, 1969; (co-author) The Responsibility of Dissent, 1969; Contemporary Problems in Moral Theology, 1970; Catholic Moral Theology in Dialogue, 1972; Crisis in Priestly Ministry, 1972; Politics, Medicine and Christian Ethics: A Dialogue with Paul Ramsey, 1973; New Perspectives in Moral Theology, 1974; Ongoing Revision: Studies in Moral Theology, 1975; Themes in Fundamental Moral Theology, 1977; Issues in Sexual and Medical Ethics, 1978; Transition and Tradition in Moral Theology, 1979; American Catholic Social Ethics, 1982; Moral Theology, 1982; Critical Concerns in Moral Theology, 1984; Directions in Catholic Social Ethics, 1985; Directions in Fundamental Moral Theology, 1985; Faithful Dissent, 1986; Toward an American Catholic Theology, 1988; Sexualitat und Ethik, 1988; Tensions in Moral Theology, 1988; Catholic Higher Education, Theology and Academic Freedom, 1990; The Living Tradition of Catholic Moral Theology, 1992; The Church and Morality, 1993; History and Contemporary Issues, 1996; The Origins of Moral Theology in the United States, 1997; The Catholic Moral Tradition Today, 1999; Moral Theology at the End of the Century, 1999; Catholic Social Teaching 1891-Present, 2002. EDITOR: Absolutes in Moral Theology?, 1968; Contraception: Authority and Dissent, 1969; (with G.J. Dyer) Shared Responsibility in the Local Church, 1970; (with R.A. McCormick and others) Readings in Moral Theology, 12 vols., 1979-2001; Moral Theology: Challenges for the Future, 1990. Address: 317 Dallas Hall, PO Box 750317, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0317, U.S.A.

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