Moral Theology: Its Method and Masters
Charles Coppens
Drawn from the authors' own words; every quotation links to its place.
S.J. · Jesuit · 1835–1920
On this site: Moral Principles and Medical Practice: The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence; A Brief Text-Book of Moral Philosophy
His Moral System
Not a treatise of moral theology — His work on this site does not treat the moral systems.
Life
Born 24 May 1835, Turnhout, Belgium; died 1920. [The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, p. 34]
- Entered the Society of Jesus 1853; studied at the scholasticates of St. Louis and Fordham; ordained by Cardinal McCloskey 1865. [The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, p. 34]
- Taught classics, philosophy and its history at Florissant, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Omaha and Chicago; president of St. Mary's College, Kansas, 1881–1884; professor of medical jurisprudence at the Creighton Medical College, Omaha (title page, 1897). [The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, p. 34; title page of Moral Principles and Medical Practice]
- Moral Philosophy (1896); Moral Principles and Medical Practice (1897–98); A Brief History of Philosophy (1909). [The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, p. 34; Library of Congress authority record (Wayback Machine copy): Coppens, Charles, 1835-1920]
Sources: The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers (New York, 1917), lives of the contributors (archive.org cu31924063262053); library catalogue authority records (Catholic Research Resources Alliance, Princeton); the title page or front matter of the work as hosted on this site. Each fact names where it was read; the links go to the page or entry itself.
No article in the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913).