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Studies on Moral Issues
si <1 je * ”V gar -In a culture of’canned happiness’ of market-value
and easy availability a culture that gives only
scanty importance to the moral realm of the
‘ought’ we find a daring thinker of the ‘ought’, Dr.
Felix Podimattam, OFMCap, who has been
disturbing the comfortable, and comforting the
disturbed with his numerous writings. The present
book. Relation and Relativity, is inspired by and
dedicated to this thinker of the ‘ought’. The ought-
dimension, with which morality is primarily
concerned, manifests itself concretely in humans’
multi-directional relation: to the Divine, to others,”
to the Nature, and to oneself. The dignity of
humans consists in living this relation as best as
possible. If relation is the ‘what’ of morality,
relativity is the ‘how’ of il a ‘how’ that avoids the
twin extremes of relativism and absolutism. Dr.
Podimattam’s daring and triumphant march
through the moral Held of relation, armed with
relativity, has inspired many a moral thinker to
Bjoin in this march. The various studies in this Festschrift are expressions of a concerted effort to keep on this moral journey of search and research
TABLE OF CONTENTS
‘Message from General Minister
Mauro Johri, ofmcap
‘Foreword’ from Provincial Minister
Thomas Jacob Thekkumkattil, ofmcap
‘Introduction’ from the Editor
Johnson Puthenpurackal, ofmcap
Part-1
Relation and Relativity: The Theme
Tears That See… Do You Believe?
Nishant A. Irudayadason
Re-Visiting Natural Law in Moral Theology
George Therukattil, mcbs
Relational Character of Christian Morality
Anil Sequeira, ofincap
Love, Charity and Justice:
Towards a Unified Understanding
Thomas Srampickal
Human-Cosmos Relationship: A Critical Conversation
Sahayadas Fernando,
6 I Relation and Relativity: Studies on Moral Issues
Moral Responsibility for Unintended and
Unforeseen Consequences
Hormis Mynatty
Option for Celibacy in Ministerial Priesthood
Sebastian Chundakattil, ofmcap
Communication and Media Ethics
Sebastian Periannan
Religious Life: A Tri-Dimensional Relationship
Charles Furtado, ofmcap
Part-II
Felix Podimattam: The Person
Felix Podimattam: A Biographical Sketch of the Person
Sixtus Thundathil, ofmcap
What Has Life Taught Me? A Reflective Look-back
Felix Podimattam, ofmcap
From Absolutism to Relativity:
Leitmotifs in Podimattam’s Moral Theology
Joseph Mathew, ofmcap
Spirituality in the Writings of Felix Podimattam
Liguory Noronha, ofmcap
Writings of Felix Podimattam
Contributors
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