1 Introduction: Ethical Dimensions of Public Policy - Jonathan Boston, Andrew Bradstock, and David Eng Part One: Ethical Foundations 2 Behavioral Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy: Paving the road to freedom or serfdom? - Morris Altman 3 Go and Do Likewise: The parable of the Good Samaritan and the challenge of public ethics - Chris Marshall 4 Who Then Is My Neighbor? Ethical decision making around our international obligations - contribution of human rights theory and practice - Margaret Bedggood 5 Justice as Collective Capability - Karen Baehler 6 Considerations of Distributive Justice in the Context of Climate Change Mitigation - Frieder Lempp, Lucas Kengmana, and Jonathan Boston Part Two: Ethics and Policy Making 7 Beyond Serving a Purpose: Additional ethical focuses for public policy agents - Vanessa Scholes 8 Ethics of Not-Very-Targeted Government Interventions - TM Wilkinson 9 Making Fair Funding Decisions for High-Cost Health Care: The case of Herceptin in New Zealand - Elizabeth Fenton 10 Can Policy Be Ethical Without Consumer Input?- Hilary Stace and Martin Sullivan Part Three: Sustainability and Progress 11 The Ethics of a Sustainable Economy: Implications for public policy - Robert Howell and Wayne Cartwright 12 Measuring New Zealand's Progress Using a Sustainable Development Approach - Rachael Milicich 13 Cooperative Environmental Management: Taking care of New Zealand's unique natural resources in more effective ways - Karlheinz Knickel, Guy Salmon, and Susanne von Muenchhausen 14 Equity and Sustainable Development - Paul Dalziel and Caroline Saunders 15 Rethinking Progress: Evaluation of the Wellington Regional Genuine Progress Index - Aaron Packard and Ralph Chapman 16 Recent Challenges to the Ethics Underlying Official Statistics in New Zealand - Sharleen Forbes, Vince Galvin, Andrew Hunter, Paul Maxwell, and Whetu Wereta
Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621) was a Jesuit cardinal and a celebrated professor of theology at the Roman College, of which he became rector in 1592. He was also a highly ranked member of the Inquisition and of the Congregation of the Index, as well as Pope Clement VIII's main advisor in theological matters.However, Bellarmine's work risked being included in the Index of Prohibited Books for insufficient support of papal authority. At the same time, he was considered a major enemy of the absolute authority of sovereigns, such as James I of England. Stefania Tutino is an Assistant Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Homiletic & Pastoral Review
April 12, 2012
Tutino is right to highlight the importance Bellarmine placed on
papal spiritual authority. He was, in this respect, a man ahead of
his time, because he saw clearly what papal spiritual power could
do when unencumbered by temporal distractions. . . . In a world
indifferent to the Gospel, at best, and hostile, at worst,
Christians oftentimes find themselves in a position of weakness and
danger. . . . Bellarmine may help us choose the only viable course
we have left. Since it was all the Apostles had, there is reason
for hope that lost ground can be recaptured, though not without
some sacrifice. Tutino's valuable study, and her handsome
collection of translations, can help guide our way.
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