The Way of the Lord Jesus (vol. 1): Christian Moral Principles

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According to Modernist moral theologian Curran [p. 97, PDF p. 112], Germain Grisez was "a lay philosopher" and "the most significant figure in this group" that "strongly disagreed with the newer revisionist approaches and defended the existing hierarchical[=magisterial!] teachings"; he "published Contraception and the Natural Law in 1964, defending the condemnation of artificial contraception." He is a founder of the New Natural Law Theory, something Feser discusses.

ch. 27.H: "How can a conscientious Christian make any vocational commitment other than to follow the counsels of perfection?" is interesting (cf. "Catholic doctrine on spiritual vocation").

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