Religious Liberty and the Hermeneutic of Continuity: Conservation and Development of Doctrine at Vatican II - Couverture rigide

Dunnigan, R. Michael

 
9781645853329: Religious Liberty and the Hermeneutic of Continuity: Conservation and Development of Doctrine at Vatican II
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1645853322 ISBN 13 : 9781645853329
Editeur : Emmaus Academic, 2023

Synopsis

The Second Vatican Council's declaration Dignitatis Humanae marks a significant advance over prior magisterial teaching about the right to religious liberty, yet the nature of this advance has long been subject to controversy. Is it a true development, conserving and extending what came before? Or does it instead chart a new course entirely, rejecting and replacing the older teaching?

Here, R. Michael Dunnigan takes up these pressing questions and offers a careful examination of how the claims of Dignitatis Humanae relate to the magisterial precedents set by the papacy in the nineteenth century. With precision and nuance, Dunnigan analyzes the object, scope, and foundation of the right to religious liberty itself, and his analysis culminates in the proposal that the "right" endorsed by Vatican II is not identical with the "rights" condemned by previous popes.

Beyond establishing the claims of Dignitatis Humanae as a true development of prior teaching, Dunnigan shows that its contribution to the question of religious liberty has not yet received full appreciation. Indeed, Dunnigan demonstrates how the Vatican II declaration reaffirms, reinforces, and even revivifies prior magisterial teaching on religious liberty through its emphasis on human integrity, which emerges as a foundational but often overlooked principle of continuity.

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À propos de l'auteur

R. Michael Dunnigan (JD, Georgetown University; JCD, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross) is associate professor of canon law at Saint Meinrad Seminary, having previously practiced both civil and canon law. His research interests include the rights of the faithful, comparative law, and doctrinal development.

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Éditeur
Emmaus Academic
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1645853322
ISBN 13 
9781645853329
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
520
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