The Body as Anticipatory Sign: Commemorating the Anniversaries of 'Humanae Vitae' and 'Veritatis Splendor'

Offers a sustained reflection both on the shared ethical and anthropological teachings and missions of two seminal encyclicals, Paul VI's Humanae Vitae and John Paul II’s Veritatis Splendor, and on the reasons why they have met such difficulty in our modern social and ecclesial environment.