James F. Keenan, S.J., is professor of theological ethics at Boston College. He was principal editor of Catholic Ethicists on HIV/AIDS Prevention and is the author of numerous books, including The Works of Mercy: The Heart of Catholicism, Moral Wisdom: Lessons and Texts from the Catholic Tradition, Virtues for Ordinary Christians, Commandments of Compassion, Goodness and Rightness in Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae, and (with Daniel Harrington) Jesus and Virtue Ethics annd Paul and Virtue Ethics.
"...although this topic seems very narrow, the diversity of
theological voices assures that it is never dull reading....The
book is commendable for the generally very high quality of the
essays, which is unusual in an edited volume. The essays are for
the most part written in an accessible style and should not put off
the theologically uninitiated. The use of over a dozen real cases
anchors the discussion in reality and places the work squarely
within the casuistic tradition. In a painful but not
sensationalistic manner these cases bring the reader to understand
both the worldwide dimensions of the HIV epidemic and the personal
dimensions of a small number of the millions of lives it is
destroying....this book is an impressive achievement-both because
of what the authors say about the topic and because of the example
it gives of the reflections of a truly world church, struggling
with a truly worldwide problem, told by a truly world-class
collection of theologians."--America, March 26, 2001
"Keenan . . . has done a remarkable service for the pastoral life
of the Church, while the various case responses collected here
reveal the richness and subtlety of the Catholic moral tradition
trying to respond-if somewhat late in the day-to the greatest moral
and medical crisis of the twentieth century."-Studia Moralia
"...impressive, informative and wide-ranging...This book should
carry a health warning: it will challenge you far beyond anything
you have ever imagined. You will realise that neither you nor
anyone else has the whole answer. Have the courage to buy it and
read it."--The Tablet, 27 January 2001
"A brilliantly edited and highly informative book... This is a
challenging and unsettling book with the capacity to produce moral
outrage not only in those with a specifically Catholic, or even
Judaeo-Christian moral code, but to those who share the common
humanity of John Donne: 'Any man's death diminishes me, because I
am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.'" - British Journal of General
Practice, April 2001
"Dealing with issues of stigma, dogma versus compassion, women's
rights, homophobia, and economics versus religion, it is a
fascinating investigation into the Church's evolution in response
to the global pandemic." --Positive Nation 68/69 (July/August
200
"...a fascinating read... an informative collection of articles
which provides a useful snapshot of Catholic efforts to deal with
this terrible epidemic in a compassionate way." —The National
Catholic Bioethics Quarterly
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