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New: Doing Better: The Next Revolution
in Ethics Marquette
University Press, 2010
Table of Contents Study Guide with references to |
Spirituality
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A guide for teenagers to know
"how to be" and "how not
to be." |
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Three distinct kinds of guilt, and
their corresponding kinds of healing, based on the works of the Freudian
psychologists Karen Horney and Claudio Naranjo. |
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Eight questions about what God is
like, given the reality that we all die. Based on the life of Matty
Ventresca, who was born with half a heart, and died at nine years old. |
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Practical approaches for nourishing
the spirits of the dying. |
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Rules for
Discerning Inspirations Rules for testing which interior
inspirations are likely from God and which are not. |
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Rules for testing which stories
represent the movements of God in history and which do not. |
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Exercises for experiencing the gift
of God's love and of loving with God's love. |
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A correspondence over several years
with Jerry Graham, SJ, about spirituality and the arts, with particular
emphasis on Jesuit spirituality. |
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Cultural
Milieus of the Spiritual Exercises A comparison of the culture of
Ignatius and our own as they affect people who undertake the program of
spiritual exercises developed by Ignatius Loyola. |
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A book for spiritual mentors. Suitable
for reprinting in a 3-ring binder. Originally published by
HarperSanFrancisco, 1991 |
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Spiritual Exercises (PDF) (Microsoft
Word) A book of spiritual exercises,
updated from the original "Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius."
Suitable for reprinting in a 3-ring binder. Originally published by
HarperSanFrancisco, 1991 |
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Spiritual Wisdom in the Letters of
St. Ignatius A collection of passages from the
letters of St. Ignatius Loyola. An account of how Ignatius keen sense
of moderation in practical matters was the fruit of an extreme vigilance over
interior movements of thoughts and feelings. An account of how Ignatius'
intellectual realism grounded his sense of objectivity and enabled him to
identify "grace," "thoughts," and "desire" as
key categories in a spiritual theology. |
Health Care Management
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National
Health Care and the Grammar of Management. Presents five levels of management:
mission, quality, objectives, planning, and behavioral. Focused on national
health care systems but applicable to most corporate enterprises |
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Group Level Ethics of
Managed Care Presents five ethical issues related
to managed care. Follows with five ethical principles applicable to these
issues. |
Philosophy /
Theology
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Lonergan and
Spirituality (PDF) (EPUB) The 1985 book, now out of print,
whose goal is to outline a spirituality that integrates the full capacities
of the human spirit in ways that will be effective for society and history. |
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Consciousness in Christian
Community An exploration of the ground of
Christian community in a "common consciousness" as defined by
Lonergan |
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Exercises for noticing the norms in
consciousness. Part of an effort to provide a common ground for assessing any
ethical principles and moral views. |
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An analysis of how artists make artistic decisions and
how these decisions can be affected by biases. |
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An analysis of the functions of desire as it relates to
spirituality. Originally published in The
New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality, ed. Michael Downey. Liturgical
Press, 1993, pp. 265-269. |
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An analysis of the meaning of
"experience" as it relates to spirituality. Originally published in
The New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality,
ed. Michael Downey. Liturgical Press, 1993, pp. 365-377 |
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An article published in Method: Journal of Lonergan Studies 13/2
(Fall '95) proposing interpretations of what Lonergan meant by "Being in
Love" and similar issues. Includes addenda with material discovered
later. |
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The Christian, the News, and
Prayer A theological perspective on how the Christian watches
the news and prays. |
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College and the Christian Vision Explores Christian perspectives on social
progress, on what "real" means, and on a person's
"calling." An analysis of how the Christian story is a
"saving" story. |
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An entry in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Covers the main ideas in
Lonergan's works, with special emphasis on ethics. |
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A short introduction for students. |
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Sources of Key Terms in
Lonergan A list of 61 key terms, followed by the
main primary sources. |
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Text of a presentation on the revolution that a
generalized empirical method can effect in ethics. |
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A History of
Christian Theological Ethics A brief history covering (I)
Scripture (2) Turn to Philosophy, (3) Ethical Systems, (4) Faith &
Works, (5) Turn to the Subject, and (6) 20th Century
Issues. |
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A History of Technology and the
Human Condition Sketches how the Axial Age (Jaspers),
modern science, and Lonergan's notion of "praxis" relate to the
development of technology. Particular emphasis on how modern science and
political economies shape technologies. |
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An extension of Lonergan's generalized empirical method
into the field of ethics. |
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A discussion of what objectivity means in moral opinions
and decisions. |
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Definitions of basic terms. |
Guidelines for Students
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Defines three levels of literacy, based
on an intentionality analysis regarding questions, insights, judgments of
fact, and judgments of value. Student exercises included. |
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Promotes the ideal of
"engagement." Presents instructors' criteria for evaluating student
papers. Summarizes rules for citations. |
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13 tips for writing clearly and
effectively |
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Guidelines for asynchronous, online
discussions |
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Guidelines for classroom discussions |
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Guidelines for ensuring that essays
follow the assignment directives, with examples. Guidelines for setting goals and meeting
them effectively. |