Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Prologue: The Problem 1
5. PART I. Background
6. 1. Theory and Practice 23
7. 2. The Roots of Casuistry in Antiquity 47
8. 3. Cicero: Philosopher, Orator, Legislator 75
9. PART II: The Precursors
10. Introduction 89
11. 4. Christian Origins 91
12. 5. The Canonists and Confessors 101
13. 6. The Theologians 122
14. PART III: High Casuistry
15. Introduction 137
16. 7. Summists and Jesuits 139
17. 8. Texts, Authors, and Methods 152
18. PART IV: Three Samples of Casuistry
19. Introduction 177
20. 9. Profit: The Case of Usury 181
21. 10. Perjury: The Case of Equivocation 195
22. 11. Pride: The Case of the Insulted Gentleman 216
23. PART V: The Crisis
24. 12. Casuistry Confounded: Pascal's Critique 231
25. 13. The Achievement of Casuistry 250
26. PART VI :The Future of Casuistry
27. 14. After The Provincial Letters 269
28. 15. Philosophy and the Springs of Morality 279
29. 16. The Revival of Casuistry 304
30. 17. Epilogue: Conscience and the Claims of Equity 333
31. A Catalogue of Casuists 345
32. Notes 355
33. Name Index 405
34. Subject Index 409