Bibliographical resources for PHIL 304: The Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas (Redeemer Pacific College)
Compiled by Dr. Christopher S. Morrissey
Religious freedom: [The accusation] [The reply]
The discussion is becoming heated over how to interpret the innovations of Vatican Council II, above all on freedom of religion. The traditionalists against Benedict XVI. An essay by philosopher Martin Rhonheimer in support of the pope: Who's Betraying Tradition. The Grand Dispute
Benedict XVI the "Reformist". Rhonheimer returns to explain how and why Vatican II must be understood and accepted: In the way indicated by the pope
Martin Rhonheimer, The Perspective of Morality: Philosophical Foundations of Thomistic Virtue Ethics (Catholic University of America Press, 2011). [originally published in Italian in 1994 and also available in German and Spanish]
Martin Rhonheimer, Ethics of Procreation and the Defense of Human Life: Contraception, Artifical Fertilization, and Abortion (Catholic University of America Press, 2010).
Martin Rhonheimer, Vital Conflicts in Medical Ethics: A Virtue Approach to Craniotomy and Tubal Pregnancies (Catholic University of America Press, 2009). [originally published in German in 2003] Replica Watches
Martin Rhonheimer, The Perspective of the Acting Person: Essays in the Renewal of Thomistic Moral Philosophy (Catholic University of America Press, 2008).
Martin Rhonheimer, "The Truth About Condoms," The Tablet, July 10, 2004, p. 11.
Martin Rhonheimer, Natural Law and Practical Reason: A Thomist View of Moral Autonomy (Fordham University Press, 2000). [originally published in German in 1987]
Martin Rhonheimer, "'Intrinsically Evil Acts' and the Moral Viewpoint: Clarifying a Central Teaching of Veritatis Splendor," The Thomist 58 (1994): 1-40.
Martin Rhonheimer, "Contraception, Sexual Behavior and Natural Law," The Linacre Quarterly 56 (1989): 20-57.
A Select English Language Bibliography for Understanding the Benedict XVI/Condom Debate
Carl Olson, Substantial conversation, debate about the Pope's remarks about condoms (Dec 15)
George Weigel, The Pope, the Church, and the Condom: Clarifying the State of the Question (Dec 17)
Austen Ivereigh, Aids and condoms: what the clarification clarifies (Dec 22)
John Allen, On condoms, has the Vatican rejected the Pharisees? (Dec 23)
"Light
of the World." A Papal First (Nov 25)
A book so "risky" has no precedent for a successor of Peter. "Everyone
is free to contradict me" is his motto. On the controversial question of
the condom, Professor Rhonheimer explains why Benedict XVI is right
Friendly
Fire on Benedict XVI. And a Condom's to Blame (Dec 1)
The pope's openness to the use of condoms is provoking lively reactions from
some fervent "Ratzingerians." They include Jesuit Fr. Joseph Fessio,
his publisher in America, and authoritative members of the Pontifical Academy
for Life. Here are their criticisms
Church
and Condoms. The "No" of the Diehards (Dec 4)
A note from the bishops of Kenya and three authoritative "Ratzingerians"
maintain that the pope is also for a condemnation with no exceptions. And those
who say the contrary are betraying his thought
On the
Condom and AIDS, the Pope Has Come Down from the Cathedra (Dec 11)
The discussion that Benedict XVI has opened on one of the most sensitive points
of Catholic morality is getting more and more lively. Two new statements by
a theologian and a philosopher, exclusive to www.chiesa
Sexual
Ethics. Six Professors Discuss the Ratzinger Case (Dec 18)
Luke Gormally, of the Pontifical Academy for Life, replies to Martin Rhonheimer,
of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Then two Italian Catholic philosophers.
And an Argentinian. And George Weigel... All started by something the pope said
Professor
Rhonheimer Writes. And the Holy Office Agrees (Dec 22)
Exclusive to www.chiesa, an open letter by the great Swiss theologian in defense
of the "understanding and farsighted vision" of Benedict XVI on sexual
morality. And to follow, the note released the same day by the congregation
for the doctrine of the faith
J.E. Smith, "The Morality of Condom Use by HIV-Infected Spouses," The Thomist 1 (2006): 27-69.
Janet E. Smith, Why Are the Media Fixated on Condoms? An Appeal to Focus on Negatives of Reckless Sexuality (Dec 1)
Ethicist:
Pope intended condom use/AIDS reflection (Dec 8)
Priest-ethicist says Catholic thought needed propelling beyond extremes on question
of prophylactics in fighting AIDS
Janet Smith responds to OSV's Rhonheimer interview on condoms and pope (Dec 15)
Janet Smith, A
response to Father Rhonheimer on condoms (Dec 15)
After papal remarks, U.S. moral theologian takes exception with ethicist’s
position on use of prophylactics
Father Rhonheimer responds to Janet Smith (Dec 18)
Janet Smith responds to Fr. Rhonheimer's counter (Dec 20)
A final word from Rhonheimer in debate with Smith on condom use
S.A. Long, “A Brief Disquisition Regarding the Nature of the Object of the Moral Act According to St. Thomas Aquinas,” The Thomist 67 (2003): 45-71.
S.A. Long, The Teleological Grammar of the Moral Act (Sapientia Press, 2007).
S.A. Long, “The False Theory Undergirding Condomitic Exceptionalism: A Response to William F. Murphy Jr. and Rev. Martin Rhonheimer,” The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly (Autumn 2008): 709-732.
How the Church Teaches (Dec 3)
Cardinal Ratzinger's Letter on "The Many Faces of AIDS" (Dec 5)
Bishop George Murry of Youngstown: Pope Didn't Change Condom Teaching (Dec 13)
Rumor that there is No Problem with Fr. Rhonheimer's work, heard by: Fr. Rhonheimer!! (Dec 14)
Clarification re: Rhonheimer and Gormally (Dec 18)
A Public Letter to Sandro Magister (Dec 18)
CDF Statement on the Debate Surrounding Benedict XVI's Remarks on Condoms (Dec 21)