Being Catholic in the Contemporary Philippines
Being Catholic in the Contemporary Philippines

Author: Jayeel Serrano Cornelio

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-23

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1317621964

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This book, based on extensive original research, examines the nature of Catholicism in the contemporary Philippines. It shows how Catholicism is apparently flourishing, with good attendance at Sunday Masses, impressive religious processions and flourishing charismatic groups, and with interventions by the Catholic hierarchy in national and local politics. However, focusing in particular on the beliefs and practices of young people, the book shows that young people are often adopting a different, more individualised approach to Catholicism, which is frequently out of step with the official position. It considers the features of this: a more personal and experiential relationship with God; a new approach to morality, in which right living is seen as more important than right believing; and a critical view of what is seen as the Catholic hierarchy's misguidedness. The book argues that this reinterpreting of religion by young people has the potential to alter fundamentally the nature of Catholicism in the Philippines, but that, nevertheless, young people's new approach involves a solid, enduring commitment and a strong view of their own Catholic, religious identity.

Reason Informed by Faith
Reason Informed by Faith

Author: Richard M. Gula

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9780809130665

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Excellent textbook introduction to the basic issues of fundamental moral theology that considers all of today's moral issues. +

Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft
Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft

Author: Douglas Johnston

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780195102802

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This collection of wide ranging case studies and theoretical pieces shows how religious or spiritual factors can play a helpful role in international relations. Written by a distinguished roster of scholars, this volume includes a foreword by Jimmy Carter and six maps.

Ethics and Religion in the Age of Social Media
Ethics and Religion in the Age of Social Media

Author: Kevin Healey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-11-14

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1000733874

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Arguing that popular digital platforms promote misguided assumptions about ethics and technology, this book lays out a new perspective on the relation between technological capacities and human virtue. The authors criticize the “digital catechism” of technological idolatry arising from the insular, elite culture of Silicon Valley. In order to develop digital platforms that promote human freedom and socio-economic equality, they outline a set of five “proverbs” for living responsibly in the digital world: (1) information is not wisdom; (2) transparency is not authenticity; (3) convergence is not integrity; (4) processing is not judgment; and (5) storage is not memory. Each chapter ends with a simple exercise to help users break through the habitual modes of thinking that our favorite digital applications promote. Drawing from technical and policy experts, it offers corrective strategies to address the structural and ideological biases of current platform architectures, algorithms, user policies, and advertising models. This book will appeal to scholars and graduate and advanced undergraduate students investigating the intersections of media, religion, and ethics, as well as journalists and professionals in the digital and technological space.

Moral Apologetics for Contemporary Christians
Moral Apologetics for Contemporary Christians

Author: Mark Coppenger

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0805464204

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A respected Christian apologist thoughtfully pushes back against critics of the faith as well as cultural relativists, arguing that Christianity is morally superior to its competitors and, above all, true.

Catholic Morality
Catholic Morality

Author: John Laux

Publisher:

Published: 1994-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780895553935

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Fr. John Laux's timeless text thoroughly explains the philosophical and theological foundations of Catholic doctrine regarding human action, free will, the Natural Law, sin, virtue, conscience, and duties to God and neighbor. Catholic Morality provides high schoolers with a firm understanding of the principles of Catholic morality, covering a wide range of topics ranging from doubts against the Faith to evangelical counsels. Students will grasp that the basis of all divine law is the reality that God is the True, the Good, and the Beautiful. Recommended for 10th-grade students enrolled in TAN Academy's pre-conciliar Theology.

Shamanism, Catholicism, and Gender Relations in Colonial Philippines, 1521-1685
Shamanism, Catholicism, and Gender Relations in Colonial Philippines, 1521-1685

Author: Carolyn Brewer

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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In Shamanism, Catholicism and Gender Relations in Colonial Philippines, 1521–1685, Carolyn Brewer explores the cultural clash that ensued when Hispanic Catholicism came into contact with Filipino Animism in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Brewer explores the way indigenous women were represented in various early modern sources. She writes the female shamans back into the history of the Philippines and elucidates the processes by which the Christian missionaries reviled and then supplanted them. Finally, using inquisition documents, she reconstructs indigenous gender relationships, showing how high class Zambal men and boys collaborated with the Spaniards to banish the shaman women and eradicate their influence. Brewer demonstrates the connections between religion, ideology and power. A meticulously researched book, Shamanism, Catholicism, and Gender Relations constitutes a sustained examination of how contact with Christianity reshaped gender roles in the early modern Philippines.

Understanding Religious Ethics
Understanding Religious Ethics

Author: Charles Mathewes

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-12-06

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1405133511

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This accessible introduction to religious ethics focuses on the major forms of moral reasoning encompassing the three ‘Abrahamic’ religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Draws on a range of moral issues, such as examples arising from friendship, marriage, homosexuality, lying, forgiveness and its limits, the death penalty, the environment, warfare, and the meaning of work, career, and vocation Looks at both ethical reasoning and importantly, how that reasoning reveals insights into a religious tradition Investigates the resources available to address common problems confronting Abrahamic faiths, and how each faith explains and defends its moral viewpoints Offering concrete topics for interfaith discussions, this is a timely and insightful introduction to a fast-growing field of interest