Journal of Religion, Disability & Health, Jul 1, 2013
This article considers the potential contribution to theology and disability studies of the life ... more This article considers the potential contribution to theology and disability studies of the life work of Sister Thea Bowman, an African American Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, a Faulkner scholar, an educator par excellence, and a woman of spirit, song, and dance. I propose that Bowman offers a liturgical key to accepting difference and overcoming divisions. I explore two works in particular, her introduction to the first African American Catholic Hymnal and her address to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, to see the change that liturgy can make in Catholic faith communities.
objective measure, external to the agent, the challenge for a virtue ethics is to account for the... more objective measure, external to the agent, the challenge for a virtue ethics is to account for the demands of justice which, unlike courage or temperance, are not agent-relative. This is precisely the gap G. aims to fill. Second, on the question of why one should be moral, G.'s account has the usual neatness of the Kantian transcendental deduction which seeks to bring the rational agent to reflect on, and then to acknowledge, the implications of one's agency and thereby enter the sphere of universal moral rights. (Throughout G. offers useful replies to many of his previous critics.) A virtues approach, of course, is more messy, with moral motivation relying on the attractiveness of virtue and luck in one's upbringing. Many of us find the Kantian deduction too quick, for we doubt that being moral is ultimately a matter of being rational. However, on both these issues, a close engagement with G.'s systematic study will prevent virtue ethicists from lapsing into self-complacency.
Background: Numerous studies in the medical and surgical literature have discussed the income gap... more Background: Numerous studies in the medical and surgical literature have discussed the income gap between male and female physicians, but none has adequately accounted for the disparity. Methods: This study was performed to determine whether gender-related billing and coding differences may be related to the income gap. A 10 percent minimum difference was set a priori as statistically significant. A cohort of 1036 candidates’ 9-month case lists for the American Board of Plastic Surgery over a 5-year span (2014 to 2018) was evaluated for relationships between surgeon gender and work relative value units, coding information, major and minor cases performed, and work setting. Data were deidentified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery before evaluation. The authors hypothesized that work relative value units, average codes per case, major cases, and minor cases would be at least 10 percent higher for male than for female physicians. Results: Significant differences were found betwe...
Odon Lottin, O.S.B. (1880-1965) was an historian and a moral theologian. As an historian, he stud... more Odon Lottin, O.S.B. (1880-1965) was an historian and a moral theologian. As an historian, he studied the scholastic attention to human psychology and morality. As a theologian, he studied the roles that thought and action play in the development of the moral agent. His influence in historical and moral theology has been significant. Nonetheless, moralists and medievalists independently have appropriated his insights. No one has yet studied the relationship between his historical investigations and his moral theology. This work accomplishes that study. This dissertation considers Lottin\u27s contributions to both historical and moral theology. Lottin studies the medieval history and understanding of free choice, moral action, the acquired virtues and conscience. He traces this history to uncover specific ideas, expose the development of thought, recognize the emergence of consensus, and find whether satisfying resolutions were achieved. Many of his contemporaries in the manual tradition misinterpreted this history. This misinterpretation was due to their inaccurate or undeveloped historical method. And, just as there was deficiency in their method, there were significant shortcomings in the scope of their theological investigations. Thus, by looking back to history, Lottin presents a moral theology more substantive than the manuals. Each of the first four chapters of this dissertation presents Lottin\u27s historical studies of the major debates, examines his incorporation of that material into his own contribution to the debates\u27 resolutions, and concludes with how his work has been appropriated and where it may yet lead. The final chapter considers Lottin\u27s contribution to the discipline of moral theology. Moral theology can neither be ahistorical nor impersonal. Lottin\u27s work demonstrates the necessity of accurate history for interpretation and of critical reflection on the cause of human action. His return to medieval moral theology is a return to human agency. His agent-centered moral theology retrieves prudence and the moral virtues as dynamic means for rightly forming consciences and determining action. Historical and agent-centered moral theology is concerned with theory and practice. The theory of the moral life looks at human intentionality, the practice is its free expression; together they comprise the meaning of self-determination
Thesis advisor: Andrea ViciniThesis advisor: Andrew DavisThesis (STL) — Boston College, 2019.Subm... more Thesis advisor: Andrea ViciniThesis advisor: Andrew DavisThesis (STL) — Boston College, 2019.Submitted to: Boston College. School of Theology and Ministry.Discipline: Sacred Theology
Journal of Religion, Disability & Health, Jul 1, 2013
This article considers the potential contribution to theology and disability studies of the life ... more This article considers the potential contribution to theology and disability studies of the life work of Sister Thea Bowman, an African American Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, a Faulkner scholar, an educator par excellence, and a woman of spirit, song, and dance. I propose that Bowman offers a liturgical key to accepting difference and overcoming divisions. I explore two works in particular, her introduction to the first African American Catholic Hymnal and her address to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, to see the change that liturgy can make in Catholic faith communities.
objective measure, external to the agent, the challenge for a virtue ethics is to account for the... more objective measure, external to the agent, the challenge for a virtue ethics is to account for the demands of justice which, unlike courage or temperance, are not agent-relative. This is precisely the gap G. aims to fill. Second, on the question of why one should be moral, G.'s account has the usual neatness of the Kantian transcendental deduction which seeks to bring the rational agent to reflect on, and then to acknowledge, the implications of one's agency and thereby enter the sphere of universal moral rights. (Throughout G. offers useful replies to many of his previous critics.) A virtues approach, of course, is more messy, with moral motivation relying on the attractiveness of virtue and luck in one's upbringing. Many of us find the Kantian deduction too quick, for we doubt that being moral is ultimately a matter of being rational. However, on both these issues, a close engagement with G.'s systematic study will prevent virtue ethicists from lapsing into self-complacency.
Background: Numerous studies in the medical and surgical literature have discussed the income gap... more Background: Numerous studies in the medical and surgical literature have discussed the income gap between male and female physicians, but none has adequately accounted for the disparity. Methods: This study was performed to determine whether gender-related billing and coding differences may be related to the income gap. A 10 percent minimum difference was set a priori as statistically significant. A cohort of 1036 candidates’ 9-month case lists for the American Board of Plastic Surgery over a 5-year span (2014 to 2018) was evaluated for relationships between surgeon gender and work relative value units, coding information, major and minor cases performed, and work setting. Data were deidentified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery before evaluation. The authors hypothesized that work relative value units, average codes per case, major cases, and minor cases would be at least 10 percent higher for male than for female physicians. Results: Significant differences were found betwe...
Odon Lottin, O.S.B. (1880-1965) was an historian and a moral theologian. As an historian, he stud... more Odon Lottin, O.S.B. (1880-1965) was an historian and a moral theologian. As an historian, he studied the scholastic attention to human psychology and morality. As a theologian, he studied the roles that thought and action play in the development of the moral agent. His influence in historical and moral theology has been significant. Nonetheless, moralists and medievalists independently have appropriated his insights. No one has yet studied the relationship between his historical investigations and his moral theology. This work accomplishes that study. This dissertation considers Lottin\u27s contributions to both historical and moral theology. Lottin studies the medieval history and understanding of free choice, moral action, the acquired virtues and conscience. He traces this history to uncover specific ideas, expose the development of thought, recognize the emergence of consensus, and find whether satisfying resolutions were achieved. Many of his contemporaries in the manual tradition misinterpreted this history. This misinterpretation was due to their inaccurate or undeveloped historical method. And, just as there was deficiency in their method, there were significant shortcomings in the scope of their theological investigations. Thus, by looking back to history, Lottin presents a moral theology more substantive than the manuals. Each of the first four chapters of this dissertation presents Lottin\u27s historical studies of the major debates, examines his incorporation of that material into his own contribution to the debates\u27 resolutions, and concludes with how his work has been appropriated and where it may yet lead. The final chapter considers Lottin\u27s contribution to the discipline of moral theology. Moral theology can neither be ahistorical nor impersonal. Lottin\u27s work demonstrates the necessity of accurate history for interpretation and of critical reflection on the cause of human action. His return to medieval moral theology is a return to human agency. His agent-centered moral theology retrieves prudence and the moral virtues as dynamic means for rightly forming consciences and determining action. Historical and agent-centered moral theology is concerned with theory and practice. The theory of the moral life looks at human intentionality, the practice is its free expression; together they comprise the meaning of self-determination
Thesis advisor: Andrea ViciniThesis advisor: Andrew DavisThesis (STL) — Boston College, 2019.Subm... more Thesis advisor: Andrea ViciniThesis advisor: Andrew DavisThesis (STL) — Boston College, 2019.Submitted to: Boston College. School of Theology and Ministry.Discipline: Sacred Theology
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