Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216) and index.
Contents
ch. 1. Mapping the moral landscape : the role of conscience in the contemporary church -- ch. 2. "The law written on our hearts" : conscience in Greek, Jewish and early Christian thought -- ch. 3. "Discerning moral principles" : conscience from the Medievalists to the Manualists -- ch. 4. Conflicting paradigms : conscience and the renewal of Vatican II -- ch. 5. Toward a personalist theology of conscience -- ch. 6. Living with contraditions : disagreement and dialogue in the church.