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sciences, and its methods of teaching were far from perfect. In his whole career as a professor and author Bouquillon aimed to revive moral theology from its poor academic condition and to restore proper method and dignity in the field. He emphasized the historical and sociological aspects of principles and problems in his field. Few theologians of his day were more widely consulted in Europe and America than Bouquillon.
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Though never in robust health, Bouquillon was a tireless student. When he entered the field of moral theology, he found the field had no prestige, as it had become a compilation of conclusions, rather than a study of the principles. Moral theology was out of touch, consequently, with advancing social
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In 1891, he published a pamphlet on education setting out the abstract principles involved in contemporary moral theology. His views were met with considerable opposition and controversy since he had supported the state's claims in the field. In all of his published replies to critics, he maintained
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Having entered the Georgian University in Rome in 1863, he was ordained as a priest in 1865 and became a doctor of theology in 1867. After ten years at the Bruges seminary and eight years at the
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Nuesse, C. Joseph (1986). "Thomas Joseph Bouquillon (1840–1902), Moral Theologian and Precursor of the Social Sciences in the Catholic University of America".
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Traviss, Mary Peter (2000). "Preparation of Teachers for the Catholic Schools". In Hunt, Thomas C.; Oldenski, Thomas E.; Wallace, Theodore J. (eds.).
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his original positions without any modification and ascribed the opposition to the misunderstanding of his statement of principles.
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in 1885 and devoted his energies to the preparation of the second edition of his treatise on fundamental moral theology.
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and other eminent churchmen, and showed devotion to the ideals, teaching, and administration of the
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throughout his life. He was known for an open-mindedness and a sympathy with real progress.
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Bouquillon was active and influential in the organization of the Catholic universities of
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Regarded as a prominent Catholic theologian of his time, his contributions focus on
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Catholic University of America School of Theology and Religious Studies faculty
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The Origins of Moral Theology in the United States: Three Different Approaches
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in Washington DC, where he remained until his death on November 5, 1902, in
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theologian, priest and professor. Bouquillon was the first professor of
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Biography at The American Catholic History Research Center
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In 1892 he accepted the Chair of Moral Theology at the
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and introduced social sciences into its curriculum.
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Thomas-Joseph Bouquillon was born on 16 May 1840 in
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Thomas Bouquillon : Notice bio-bibliographique
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A portrait of Thomas Bouquillon.
Warneton
Brussels
Roman Catholic
Latin Church
Alma mater
Gregorian University
Thomas Aquinas
Alphonsus Liguori
Francisco Suárez
Theology
Moral theology
Liberal Catholicism
neoscholasticism
Bruges Seminary
Institut catholique de Lille
fr
Catholic University of America
William J. Kerby
John A. Ryan
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Catholic
moral theology
Catholic University of America
theology
ecclesiastical history
canon law
bibliography
Edward McGlynn
John Ireland

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