Conscience & Catholicism

A symposium on the always-prominent issue of conscience int he CatholicChurch, based on papers given at a two-day, invitation-only meeting oftop scholars from the United States and around the world at Santa ClaraUniversity. Essayists include many of the world’s most prominentCatholic ethicists, numerous Orbis authors, and retied Archbishop JohnQuinn, among others.Leading ethicists and theologians address”Conscience,” a term loaded with meaning and controversy in the Catholicchurch in recent decades around issues like political participation,human sexuality, war and institutional violence, and theologicaldissent. Many essays focus on the tension between the primacy ofconscience (codified at Vatican II) and the processes and cultures ofCatholic institutions, including schools, hospitals, and medicalresearch facilities.David DeCosse;, Kristin E. Heyer