Catholic Faith and Cooperation in a Pluralistic Society

• Main Authors: Kaveny, M. Cathleen, Hartnett, Edward A., Keenan, James F., Smith, Russell E. (Russell Edward)
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: The Church in the 21st Century Center at Boston College
• Subjects: Catholic faith; cooperation; pluralistic society; conscience; law
• Online Access: http://mlib.bc.edu/media/play/pluralistic_384.mp4; http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:103913

The panelists discussed the ways in which the principle of cooperation, drawn from the tradition of Catholic moral theology, can help us to think through the issues that arise out of the Catholic imperative to serve the public good in a complex world where law and policy are sometimes in conflict with Catholic moral principles. === Presenters: M. Cathleen Kaveny, John P. Murphy Professor of Law and Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame Law School; Edward A. Hartnett, Richard J. Hughes Professor for Constitutional and Public Law and Service, Seton Hall University School of Law; James F. Keenan, SJ, Professor, Boston College Theology Department; Very Rev. Russell E. Smith, Senior Director, Ethics, Catholic Health Association