John Noonan on Development of Moral Doctrine and Capital Punishment: A Cautionary Tribute from the Time of Pope Francis

Texas has created more constitutional law than any other state. In any classroom nationwide, any basic constitutional law course can be taught using nothing but Texas cases. That, however, understates the history and politics behind the cases. Beyond representing all doctrinal areas of constitutional law, Texas cases deal with the major issues of the nation. This book charts the rich and pervasive development of Texas-inspired constitutional law. From voting rights to railroad regulations, school finance to capital punishment, poverty to civil liberty, this book provides a window into the relationship between constitutional litigation and ordinary politics at the Texas Supreme Court, illuminating how all of the fiercest national divides over what the Constitution means took shape in Texas.

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Capital Punishment: Its Lost Appeal?

Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism ◽

10.1558/eph.v21i2.75 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 75-89

Author(s):

Christopher P. Ferbrache

Keyword(s):

Capital Punishment

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Lived Catholicity

Interreligious Studies and Intercultural Theology ◽

10.1558/isit.35597 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1-2) ◽

pp. 149-163

Author(s):

Jeffrey S. Kirch

Keyword(s):

Pope Francis ◽

The World ◽

Key Concepts ◽

Multiple Levels ◽

The Church

Both Pope Francis and Robert Schreiter recognize that the world has been profoundly affected by conflict, globalization, and the breakdown of relationships on multiple levels. They also assert that the Church must address these situations. The ecclesiologies of both Schreiter and Francis offer effective tools for this work. This article will examine several key, shared concepts within their ecclesiologies. Specifically, their understandings of the missionary nature of the Church and their robust understanding of catholicity prove to be key concepts in the Church's response to a world marred by sin.

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