CONTENTS Preface Selected Essays Tolerance Among the FathersJohn R. Bowlin Defending Democracy against Its 'Cultured Despisers': A Critical Consideration of Some Recent ApproachesBrett T. Wilmot Standard of Living and Economic Virtue: Forging a Link between St. Thomas Aquinas and the Twenty-First CenturyMary Hirschfeld Asceticism and the Ethics of ConsumptionMaria Antonaccio Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Ethics of PlenitudeUlrik B. Nissen Liberating Eros: Confession and DesireAristotle Papanikolaou Jewish Reflections on Genetic EnhancementJeffrey H. Burack Just War Theory and the Problem of International Politics: On the Central Role of Just Intention Helmut David Baer and Joseph E. Capizzi Book Reviews Contributors