Modern Catholic Social Documents And Political Economy

Author : Albino F. Barrera, OP
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2001-08-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1589013743

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Modern Catholic Social Documents and Political Economy by Albino F. Barrera, OP Pdf

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 : Joe Holland
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0809142252

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Modern Catholic Social Teaching by Joe Holland Pdf

The impact of the industrial revolution on the social structures of industrialized nations posed a difficult challenge to the Catholic Church and its Popes. In the struggle for human and economic status, should the Church side with the new working class or with capitalist barons who, along with the old aristocracy, identified themselves as upholders of Christian civilization? In this history of papal social teaching, Joe Holland tells how the popes at first backed the status quo. Then, with the accession of Pope Leo XIII in 1878, a seismic shift took place. Leo's encyclical Rerum novarum was the first authoritative Church voice to declare that laboring people have rights--the right to fair wages, to decent living conditions, the right to organize labor unions and even to strike. Henceforth the notion of civilization, at least for the Church, would be grounded in the lives and aspirations of working people. Modern Catholic Social Teaching traces this historic shift as it played out in the writings of Leo and the popes who followed him: Pius X, Benedict XV, Pius XI, and Pius XII. These popes supported Leo's encyclical and even elaborated it as European history experienced the emergen

Author : Kenneth R. Himes, OFM
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781626165151

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Modern Catholic Social Teaching by Kenneth R. Himes, OFM Pdf

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 : Michael Novak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351529839

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Catholic Social Thought and Liberal Institutions by Michael Novak Pdf

Increasingly, the religious leaders of the world are addressing problems of political economy, expressing concern about the poor. But will their efforts actually help the poor? Or harm them? Much depends, Michael Novak asserts, upon what kind of institutions are constructed, that is, upon realism and practicality. His thesis may be simply stated: Although the Catholic Church during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries set itself against liberalism as an ideology, it has slowly come to admire liberal institutions such as democracy and free markets. Between the Catholic vision of social justice and liberal institutions, Novak argues, there is a profound consonance (but not identity). Both celebrate realism, respect for institutions, and prudence or practical wisdom. The Catholic tradition adds to liberal individualism a strong communitarian sense. This book was first published in 1984 as Freedom with Justice. This new edition adds both a lengthy introduction carrying forward the original argument and a long concluding chapter on Pope John Paul IPs controversial new encyclical of early 1988, Sollicitudo Rei Socialis.

Author : Jürgen Backhaus,Günther Chaloupek,Hans A. Frambach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Catholic Church
ISBN : 3319525468

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On the Economic Significance of the Catholic Social Doctrine by Jürgen Backhaus,Günther Chaloupek,Hans A. Frambach Pdf

Author : Mary E. Hobgood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0877227543

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Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Theory by Mary E. Hobgood Pdf

Drawing upon a lively debate within the field of social theory, Mary E. Hobgood argues that the paradigm conflict between orthodox neoclassical and radical economic models is reflected in Catholic documents that address economic justice. She maintains that dynamics within Catholic teaching are explicable only in terms of this clash of fundamentally opposing perspectives. This study shows how normative values of social justice are always tied to a particular social theory or model of society. When assumptions shift from one model to another, the concrete actions mandated by these justice norms change significantly. Consequently, the Catholic social justice tradition contains not only two mutually exclusive analyses of capitalist dynamics, it also has very different interpretations of such norms as economic democracy and a preferential notion for the poor. Hobgood argues that the Church needs to clarify the economic models that inform its social justice mandates and to assess those models for their compatibility with the Church's moral concerns, otherwise, Catholic social teaching's interpretations of justice and how Christians must act for it remain inconsistent.

Author : Andrew M. Yuengert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781009261470

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Catholic Social Teaching in Practice by Andrew M. Yuengert Pdf

This book investigates Catholic Social Teaching from the neo-Aristotelian perspective of practical wisdom and the virtues tradition.

Author : O'Brien, David J ,Shannon, Thomas A.
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608336654

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Catholic Social Thought by O'Brien, David J ,Shannon, Thomas A. Pdf

Author : Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Publisher : Catholic Conference
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1555861016

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Economic Justice for All by Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops Pdf

Author : John W. Houck,Oliver F. Williams
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0819143758

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Catholic Social Teaching and the United States Economy by John W. Houck,Oliver F. Williams Pdf

"Essays ... first presented and discussed at a major symposium organized by the Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business of the College of Business Administration of the University of Notre Dame"--Foreword. "Co-published by arrangement with the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographies and index.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Economics
ISBN : OCLC:972889680

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Economic Justice for All by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul Vallely
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015042786130

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The New Politics by Paul Vallely Pdf

For over a century the Catholic Church has s crutinized the economic certainties of capitalism and commun ism, and has slowly developed a new position. This book sets out to chronicle that development and highlight the insight s it has formed. '

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 7493 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781349588022

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The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics by Anonim Pdf

The award-winning The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition is now available as a dynamic online resource. Consisting of over 1,900 articles written by leading figures in the field including Nobel prize winners, this is the definitive scholarly reference work for a new generation of economists. Regularly updated! This product is a subscription based product.

Author : Paul Oslington
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199389537

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The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Economics by Paul Oslington Pdf

Many important contemporary debates cross economics and religion, in turn raising questions about the relationship between the two fields. This book, edited by a leader in the new interdisciplinary field of economics and religion and with contributions by experts on different aspects of the relationship between economics and Christianity, maps the current state of scholarship and points to new directions for the field. It covers the history of the relationship between economics and Christianity, economic thinking in the main Christian traditions, and the role of religion in economic development, as well as new work on the economics of religious behavior and religious markets and topics of debate between economists and theologians. It is essential reading for economists concerned with the foundations of their discipline, historians, moral philosophers, theologians seeking to engage with economics, and public policy researchers and practitioners.

Author : Maciej Zieba
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781497620681

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Papal Economics by Maciej Zieba Pdf

“For a long time to come, this book may well be the definitive work on the economic teaching of the modern popes." —MICHAEL NOVAK The Catholic Church has long been one of the most important—but least understood—authorities on capitalism and democracy. The confusion and controversy didn't begin with Pope Francis. For well over a century popes have offered profound reflections on the economic and political order in their social encyclicals. But this estimable intellectual tradition has often been misunderstood, with partisan groups variously proclaiming Catholic social teaching to be left-wing or right-wing, pro-socialist or pro-capitalist or even pro–“third way.” Papal Economics corrects the record. Father Maciej Zięba’s incisive analysis shows that the Church displays a profound understanding of democracy and—perhaps more surprising—strong support for free markets. As Father Zięba demonstrates, popes have explicitly rejected socialism while praising a democratic state and market economy. Of course, this praise is not unqualified. Papal Economics shows how the Church, especially through John Paul’s teachings, distinguishes true democracy from false, and praiseworthy capitalism from the kind to be rejected. Moving beyond the narrow confines of secular discourse, Catholic social teaching highlights the dangers that arise when the market and the state are elevated to absolutes in themselves—when man’s spiritual dimensions are subordinated to his material ones. Ultimately, anyone who cares about free markets and democracy must understand, and defend, the foundations on which they are built. For as John Paul suggested, in a world without truth, freedom loses its meaning, the market loses its efficiency, and democracy yields to statism.