Author: Albino F. Barrera, OP Publisher: Georgetown University Press ISBN: 9781589013742 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 360
Book Description
As western economies have moved from feudalism to industrialism to the information age, Catholic social thought has kept pace, responding to the economic realities of the day. Linking Catholic social teaching with modern economic theory, Albino F. Barrera examines the changing political economy embedded within the moral theology and social justice documents issued by the Church during the last hundred years. Barrera discusses the evolution of Catholic social teachings, from scholastic thinking on the concept of the "just price" to a modern emphasis on the importance of a living wage. As the conduct of economic life according to traditional custom and common law has given way to institutional and impersonal market forces, these teachings have moved from a preoccupation with personal moral behavior to an intense scrutiny of the structures of society. Amidst these changes, the Church's social documents have sought to address systemic shortcomings as a means of promoting the common good through economic justice. Barrera also looks ahead to the challenges posed by a postindustrial society characterized by a global, knowledge-based economy, arguing that Catholic social thought will likely shift its focus from advocacy of the living wage to demands for greater equality of socioeconomic participation. Written for scholars and students of economics, theology, and political science interested in religious social thought, this book bridges the gap between moral theology and economic theory.
Author: Kenneth R. Himes Publisher: Georgetown University Press ISBN: 1626165157 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 1015
Book Description
Including contributions from twenty-two leading moral theologians, this volume is the most thorough assessment of modern Roman Catholic social teaching available. In addition to interrogations of the major documents, it provides insight into the biblical and philosophical foundations of Catholic social teaching, addresses the doctrinal issues that arise in such a context, and explores the social thought leading up to the "modern" era, which is generally accepted as beginning in 1891 with the publication of Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum. The book also includes a review of how Catholic social teaching has been received in the United States and offers an informed look at the shortcomings and questions that future generations must address. This second edition includes revised and updated essays as well as two new commentaries: one on Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical Caritas in Veritate and one on Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si'. An outstanding reference work for anyone interested in studying and understanding the key documents that make up the central corpus of modern Catholic social teaching.
Author: Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops Publisher: ISBN: 9788713849512 Category : Christian sociology Languages : en Pages : 144
Author: George Weigel Publisher: ISBN: Category : Christian sociology Languages : en Pages : 234
Book Description
Pope Leo XIII's 18891 encyclical "Rerum novarum" launched a century of reflection and argument on the Catholic Church's vision of the just society and international order. The centenary of this encyclical provides an opportunity to review the contributions the Church has made to the ongoing public debate over the pursuit of peace, freedom, security and prosperity. It is a lso a fitting time to assess the Church's ability to guide both its followers and the wider public on a host of contemporary issues. This collection of essays offers the views of ten commentators on the key documents of the Church's modern social doctrine. It also features a foreword by a renowned theologian, Richard John Neuhaus, and an ecumenical afterword by the Very Reverend Leonid Kishkovsky, president of the National Council of Churches.
Author: Matthew Allen Shadle Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190660139 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 393
Book Description
Interrupting Capitalism traces the history of Catholic thinking about economic life from the perspective of a "theology of interruption." The church's social teaching provides a way for Christians to interrupt capitalism, to live out economic life faithfully in the midst of the global economy.
Author: Daniel Finn Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199780161 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 399
Book Description
The True Wealth of Nations arises from the conviction that implementing a morally adequate vision of the economy will generate sustainable prosperity for all. It sets forth the beginnings of an architecture of analysis for relating economic life and Christian faith-intellectually and experientially-and helps social scientists, theologians, and all persons of faith to appreciate the true wealth of any nation.
Author: David Matzko McCarthy Publisher: Brazos Press ISBN: 158743248X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 224
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Seasoned teachers introduce the Catholic social tradition with distinctive attention to the Bible, liturgy, and the thought of Augustine and Aquinas.
Author: Philip Booth Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 292
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Catholic Social Teaching and the Market Economy provides a rigorous yet accessible discussion on the interrelating discipline of Catholic social teaching and economics. Philip Booth shows both how economics can have an effect on Catholic social teaching and how Catholicism itself can affect economic policies. The book is thoroughly referenced with contributions from leading international academics, and will appeal to both academics and students of economics and theology.
Author: Craig Hovey Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107052742 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 321
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This volume explores contemporary Christian political theology, discussing its traditional sources, its emergence as a discipline, and its key issues.
Author: Albino F. Barrera, OP
Author: Kenneth R. Himes
Author: Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Author: George Weigel
Author: Matthew Allen Shadle
Author: Daniel Finn
Author: David Matzko McCarthy
Author: Philip Booth
Author: Craig Hovey
Author: Andrew M. Yuengert