Human Development And The Catholic Social Tradition

Author : Séverine Deneulin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000422467

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Human Development and the Catholic Social Tradition by Séverine Deneulin Pdf

This book brings development theory and practice into dialogue with a religious tradition in order to construct a new, transdisciplinary vision of development with integral ecology at its heart. It focuses on the Catholic social tradition and its conception of integral human development, on the one hand, and on the works of economist and philosopher Amartya Sen which underpin the human development approach, on the other. The book discusses how these two perspectives can mutually enrich each other around three areas: their views on the concept and meaning of development and progress; their understanding of what it is to be human – that is, their anthropological vision; and their analysis of transformational pathways for addressing social and environmental degradation. It also examines how both human development and the Catholic social tradition can function as complementary analytical lenses and mobilizing frames for embarking on the journey of structural and personal transformation to bring all life systems, human and non-human, back into balance. This book is written for researchers and students in development studies, theology, and religious studies, as well as professional audiences in development organizations.

Author : James P. Bailey
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780268076238

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Rethinking Poverty by James P. Bailey Pdf

In Rethinking Poverty, James P. Bailey argues that most contemporary policies aimed at reducing poverty in the United States are flawed because they focus solely on insufficient income. Bailey argues that traditional policies such as minimum wage laws, food stamps, housing subsidies, earned income tax credits, and other forms of cash and non-cash income supports need to be complemented by efforts that enable the poor to save and accumulate assets. Drawing on Michael Sherraden’s work on asset building and scholarship by Melvin Oliver, Thomas Shapiro, and Dalton Conley on asset discrimination, Bailey presents us with a novel and promising way forward to combat persistent and morally unacceptable poverty in the United States and around the world. Rethinking Poverty makes use of a significant body of Catholic social teachings in its argument for an asset development strategy to reduce poverty. These Catholic teachings include, among others, principles of human dignity, the social nature of the person, the common good, and the preferential option for the poor. These principles and the related social analyses have not yet been brought to bear on the idea of asset-building for the poor by those working within the Catholic social justice tradition. This book redresses this shortcoming, and further, claims that a Catholic moral argument for asset-building for the poor can be complemented and enriched by Martha Nussbaum’s “capabilities approach.” This book will affect current debates and practical ways to reduce poverty, as well as the future direction of Catholic social teaching.

Author : Séverine Deneulin,Clemens Sedmak
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780268205690

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Integral Human Development by Séverine Deneulin,Clemens Sedmak Pdf

This volume brings into conversation two major moral traditions in the social sciences and humanities that offer common areas for understanding, interpreting, and transforming the world. Over the last decade, moral theologians who work on issues of poverty, social justice, human rights, and political institutions have been finding inspiration in the capability approach (CA). Conversely, social scientists who have been working on issues of poverty and social justice from a CA perspective have been finding elements in the Catholic social tradition (CST) to overcome some of the limitations of the CA, such as its vagueness regarding what counts as a valuable human life and its strong individual focus. Integral Human Development brings together for the first time social scientists and theologians in dialogue over their respective uses of CST and CA. The contributors discuss what their mutual grounds are, where they diverge, and where common areas of collaboration and transformative action can be found. The contributors offer a critical analysis of CA from the perspective of theology. They also provide an original account of CST. The book offers a broader historical, biblical, social, economic, political, and ecological understanding of CST than that which is currently available in the CST literature. The book will interest students and practitioners in global affairs, development studies, or the social sciences who seek to better understand the Catholic tradition and its social teachings and what they can offer to address current socio-environmental challenges. Contributors: Séverine Deneulin, Clemens Sedmak, Amy Daughton, Dana Bates, Lori Keleher, Joshua Schulz, Katie Dunne, Cathriona Russell, Meghan J. Clark, Ilaria Schnyder von Wartensee, Elizabeth Hlabse, Guillermo Otano Jiménez, James P. Bailey, Helmut P. Gaisbauer, and Augusto Zampini-Davies.

Author : Sedmak, Clemens
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608339310

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Enacting Catholic Social Tradition by Sedmak, Clemens Pdf

"Emphasizes that Catholic Social Tradition stems not from arbitrary laws laid down by Church leaders, but from moral guidance inspired by Scripture"--

Author : Meghan J. Clark
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451472486

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The Vision of Catholic Social Thought by Meghan J. Clark Pdf

The Vision of Catholic Social Thought traces the emergence of solidarity and human rights as critical theological and philosophical pillars of the anthropology and ethics foundational to the development of Catholic social teaching. Meghan J. Clark argues that the integration of human rights and the virtue of solidarity at the root of the Catholic social tradition are the unique contributions Catholic thought makes to contemporary debates in ethics, political and philosophical theory. Building upon the historical framework of the development of Catholic social thought, drawing deeply from the papal encyclical tradition and the theological and ethical developments of Vatican II, Clark forwards a constructive vision of virtue and social practice, applying this critical question of human rights on the international stage.

Author : Kathleen Maas Weigert,Alexia K. Kelley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780742531871

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Living the Catholic Social Tradition by Kathleen Maas Weigert,Alexia K. Kelley Pdf

Living the Catholic Social Tradition combines four essays from leading scholars with eight concrete case studies based on community social justice projects across the country. This unique combination of theory and reflective practice provides university students and adult learners with a framework for understanding the Catholic social tradition and a demonstration of its positive social impact on the people it serves. The reader first learns about the challenges facing Catholic universities in educating the current generation about the Catholic social tradition. The next essays provide insights into the ways in which the tradition frames and contributes to social change; approaches to understanding the key concepts and documents that make up the tradition; and an understanding of the forces confronting change agents in major metropolitan areas. Undertaken by younger scholars and activists, the eight case studies tackle the issues that grass roots groups and visionary leaders face as they try to bring about positive change in their communities.

Author : Brady, Bernard V.
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608337095

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Essential Catholic Social Thought 2nd edition by Brady, Bernard V. Pdf

Author : Domènec Melé,Martin Schlag
Publisher : Springer
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401797047

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Humanism in Economics and Business by Domènec Melé,Martin Schlag Pdf

This book offers different perspectives on Humanism as developed by Catholic Social Teaching, with a particular focus on its relevance in economics and business. The work is composed of three sections, covering what is meant by Christian Humanism, how it links with economic activity, and its practical relevance in the business world of today. It reviews the historical development of Christian Humanism and discusses the arguments which justify it in the current cultural context and how it contributes to human development. The book argues that the current recognition of human dignity and the existence of innate human rights are both ultimately rooted in Christian Humanism. It sets out the importance of the concept for economic activities, and how Christian Humanism can serve as a metaphysical foundation and ethical basis for a social market economy. Applying Christian Humanism to business leads to the centrality of the person in organizations and to seeing the company as a community of persons working together for the common good. Three thought-provoking case studies illustrate the wide-reaching positive impacts of applying Christian Humanism in the organization.​

Author : Martin Schlag
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813229324

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Handbook of Catholic Social Teaching by Martin Schlag Pdf

Handbook of Catholic Social Teaching employs a question and answer format, to better accentuate the response of the Church's message to the questions Catholics have about their social role and what the Church intends to teach about it. Written in consultation with the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, the Handbook should take its place alongside the Catechism of the Social Doctrine of the Church on the shelf of informed Catholics as works that can inform what we believe and do in the public sphere.

Author : Samuel M. Natale,Mark B. Fenton
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0761805737

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Business Education and Training: Instilling values in the educational process by Samuel M. Natale,Mark B. Fenton Pdf

Co-published with the Oxford Philosophy Trust, this third volume of collected papers focuses on the moral and ethical concerns and theological reflections encountered in professional training. Essential for those involved in the instruction and training of other professionals.

Author : Judith A. Merkle
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814651119

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From the Heart of the Church by Judith A. Merkle Pdf

While to social encyclicals of the popes since Leo XIII form a key expression of the social teachings of the Church in the last century, this book also explores the roots of these teachings in the life and theology of the Church.

Author : Jacquineau Azétsop
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532691676

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Integral Human Development by Jacquineau Azétsop Pdf

Pope Paul VI's notion of "integral human development," which was endorsed by his successors including Pope Francis, broke with the modern project of purely economic and technological development, resulting in an original understanding of development. Like a conventional notion of development, this theoretical construct favors economic growth, technological innovation, and the implementation of social programs. However, development is not just a socioeconomic and political issue, let alone a technical one; it raises, fundamentally, theological questions and points to important ethical challenges. Hence, integral human development is a vocation at which all personal, social, and political activity must be directed. As such, it is not a social but an anthropological program. Far from being a secular development theory, the notion of "integral human development" emphasizes the religious goal of reconciling humanity and God through the creation of a human family over and above material social and economic issues. Sustained by global principle and shaped by different cultural views, this book brings forth the uniqueness of this approach to development, examines its contribution to human welfare, and anticipates the resistances it may face.

Author : Anthony Esolen
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781622821822

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Reclaiming Catholic Social Teaching by Anthony Esolen Pdf

Many claim that Catholic Social Teaching implies the existence of a vast welfare state. In these pages, Anthony Esolen pulls back the curtain on these false philosophers, showing how they’ve undermined the authentic social teachings of the Church in order to neutralize the biggest threat to their plans for secularization — the Catholic Church. With the voluminous writings of Pope Leo XIII as his guide, Esolen explains that Catholic Social Teaching isn’t focused exclusively on serving the poor. Indeed, it offers us a rich treasure of insights about the nature of man, his eternal destiny, the sanctity of marriage, and the important role of the family in building a coherent and harmonious society. Catholic Social Teaching, explains Pope Leo, offers a unified worldview. What the Church says about the family is inextricable from what She says about the poor; and what She says about the Eucharist informs the essence of Her teachings on education, the arts — and even government. You will step away from these pages with a profound understanding of the root causes of the ills that afflict our society, and — thanks to Pope Leo and Anthony Esolen — well equipped to propose compelling remedies for them. Only an authentically Catholic culture provides for a stable and virtuous society that allows Christians to do the real work that can unite rich and poor. We must reclaim Catholic Social Teaching if we are to transform our society into the ideal mapped out by Pope Leo: a land of sinners, yes, but one enriched with love of God and neighbor and sustained by the very heart of the Church’s social teaching: the most holy Eucharist.

Author : Susan Crawford Sullivan,Ron Pagnucco
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814682418

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A Vision of Justice by Susan Crawford Sullivan,Ron Pagnucco Pdf

A Vision of Justice: Engaging Catholic Social Teaching on the College Campus draws together the insights of social scientists, historians, and theologians in order to introduce readers to central topics in Catholic Social Teaching and to provide concrete examples of how it is being put into action by colleges and college students. The authors bring their disciplinary backgrounds and knowledge of Catholic Social Teaching to the exploration of the issues, making the book suitable for use in a wide range of courses and settings. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter help readers to think about issues raised in the essays and to think creatively about Catholic Social Teaching in an ever-changing world. The authors invite readers to join them in engaging contemporary thought and experience in the light of Catholic Social Teaching and the college campus.

Author : Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium de Iustitia et Pace
Publisher : Veritas Co. Ltd.
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Christian sociology
ISBN : 9781853908392

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Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church by Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium de Iustitia et Pace Pdf