John Paul II's Contribution to Catholic Bioethics

Any list of the most influential figures of the second half of the twentieth century would arguably have to begin with the name of Pope John Paul II. From 1978, when he was inaugurated, to the present, over a quarter of a century later, the Pope has been a dominant force in the world, both within th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tollefsen, Christopher (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
Series:Catholic Studies in Bioethics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: John Paul II's Contribution to Catholic Bioethics
  • Pope John Paul II's Teaching on Human Dignity and its Implications for Bioethics
  • John Paul II's Encyclical Veritatis Splendor and Bioethics
  • Liberty and Responsibility: John Paul II, Ethics, and the Law
  • Bioethics in the Ruins of Christendom: Why John Paul II's Diagnosis Requires a More Radical Cure Than May and Colvert Provide
  • Protecting Persons
  • The Human Body and Sexuality in the Teaching of Pope John Paul II
  • Protestants, Natural Law, and Reproductive Ethics
  • John Paul II on the Good of Life
  • Karol Wojtyla on Treating Patients as Persons
  • John Paul II and the Goods of the Body (of Christ)