The Sensus Fidelium and Moral Theology: Readings in Moral Theology No. 18

by Lisa A. Fullam and Charles E. Curran

"Who are the laity?" In his seminal work on the sensus fidelium, "On Consulting the Faithful in Matters of Doctrine" (1859), John Henry Newman recounts that when Bishop William Ullathorne of Birmingham put this question to him, Newman "answered ... that the Church would look foolish without them." In the wake of Pope Francis' revival of the synod process and its attendant consultation of the Catholic laity in preparation for the Synod on the Family,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809153157
• ISBN13: 9780809153152
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.9"