Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction by Alfred J. Freddoso xi
1. Invitation and Reaction 1
2. The Justification: Abortion as Just Another Issue 9
3. The Justification: The Bishops' Non-Mandate 18
4. The Obama Commencement 25
5. ND Response 34
6. Land O'Lakes 42
7. Autonomy at Notre Dame: "A Small Purdue with a
Golden Dome"? 54
8. Autonomy at Notre Dame: The "Research University" 57
9. Autonomy at Notre Dame: A Catholic Faculty? 62
10. Autonomy at Notre Dame: Academic Freedom? 68
11. Autonomy at Notre Dame: The Politicization of Abortion 76
12. The Magisterium: Why Notre Dame Needs It 92
13. The Magisterium and the Dictatorship of Relativism 103
14. The Magisterium: Protector of Conscience and Freedom 110
15. God Is Love 118
16. Of Human Life 123
17. Love in Truth 130
18. In Hope We Were Saved 139
19. The Question of Truth: Can "Autonomy" Be Fixed? 143
20. Postscript: Notre Dame as a Lesson for Everyone 153
Appendix: Talk for ND Response - Sunday, May 17, 2009
by Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, c.s.c. 156
Endnotes 163
Index 181
