Curran vs Catholic University, Larry Witham
Curran vs Catholic University, Larry Witham
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Curran vs Catholic University
A Study of Authority and Freedom in Conflict

Author: Larry Witham

Narrator: Robin Lawson

Unabridged: 12 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007

Categories: Nonfiction, History


Synopsis

This book recounts the quintessential conflict between an American theologian and the Vatican. The Curran case framed an era, from 1965 to 1990, and left behind unresolved questions about authority and freedom in the Catholic Church today.Larry Witham uses the fastpaced narrative of a journalist to recreate this era, weaving biography, history, and theology together with courtroom drama. This book covers the life and times of Charles Curran, moral theology, Catholic higher education, academic freedom, and finally, the unprecedented trial that brought cardinals and theologians to the witness stand.

About Larry Witham

Larry Witham’s reports on science and religion have appeared in Scientific American, Nature, and Christian Century, and he is the author of five books, including Where Darwin Meets the Bible (Oxford). He and his wife and son live in Maryland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Eric_W on May 23, 2009

This is a fascinating study in the conflict between academic freedom and the authority of the church to determine what is to be orthodox and how to maintain that orthodoxy. I find it particularly relevant as we now see individual Catholic bishops trying to deny communion to Catholic candidates who a......more