Doing Faithjustice : An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought - Softcover

Kammer, Fred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809132443 ISBN 13: 9780809132447

Publisher: Paulist Press, 1991

Synopsis

In this revised edition of a longtime bestseller, lawyer, activist and Jesuit priest Fred Kammer ushers Catholics into the twenty-first century as he confronts the challenge of human poverty and injustice in the context of our consumer-driven, economically fragile world. He defines faithjustice as "...a passionate virtue which disposes citizens to become involved in the greater and lesser societies around themselves in order to create communities where human dignity is protected and enhanced, and gifts of creation are shared for the greatest good of all...."

Writing with passion and conviction, he explores the biblical grounding for this virtue and provides an overview of its historical development in the Catholic community. And he brings out its contemporary meaning, rooting each chapter in concrete times and places. He concludes with a framework for living faithjustice in our time.

This revised edition contains new materials on social teaching documents of the nineties, updated economic and social data and analysis, and, at the request of users of the original volume, questions for reflection and renewal at the ends chapters.

Highlights:

--Now, more user-friendly
--Author is highly respected in this field

About this title

About the Author

Fred Kammer, SJ, is a priest, an attorney, and a member of the Southern Province of the Jesuits. Currently, he is the director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, Loyola University New Orleans.  From 2002 to 2008, he was the Provincial Superior of the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus, guiding their post-Katrina recovery and service to the devastated region's poor and needy.  From 1992 to 2001, he was the President/CEO of Catholic Charities USA, the nation's largest voluntary human service network.  Fred has worked in a number of programs for the underprivileged, both as a lay volunteer, an attorney, an advocate, and an administrator.  From 1990 to 1992, he was the Policy Advisor for Health and Welfare Issues, Department of Social Development and World Peace, U.S. Catholic Conference.  Prior to that, from 1984 to 1989, he was Executive Director of Catholic Community Services of Baton Rouge, Inc.  Earlier, from 1977 to 1983, he was Director of the Senior Citizens Law Project of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society.  Fred is also a retreat director and author.  His first book, Doing Faithjustice: An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought, was published by Paulist Press in May, 1991 (second printing, 1992; third printing, 2005).  His second book, Salted with Fire: Spirituality for the Faithjustice Journey, was published in January, 1995, again by Paulist Press, and republished in 2008 by Wipf and Stock Publishers.  His newest book was published by Wipf and Stock Publishers in 2009: Faith. Works. Wonders.--An Insider's Guide to Catholic Charities.  This New Orleans native received his J.D. from Yale University and M. Div. from Loyola University in Chicago.  He holds honorary doctorates from Fairfield University, Gonzaga University, Spring Hill College, Creighton University, and the University of San Francisco.

From Library Journal

This volume, written for the centennial of modern Catholic social teaching, explores the relationship between faith and justice, the backgrounds of Catholic social teaching, and the forces which have shaped the author's own awareness, from his childhood in the South to his development as a Jesuit. Kammer sees a close relationship between private ownership and a neglect of God and human community; he finds this connection both in biblical example and in contemporary society. He proclaims that doing justice is a prerequisite to knowing God, that solidarity with the poor is the Christian stance, and that Christians must move from charity to justice. He concludes with specific suggestions for "faithjustice" and for parish evaluation of its own social ministry. Written from a Roman Catholic standpoint but useful for all religious groups concerned with social justice. Highly recommended for seminary and public libraries.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0809132443
• ISBN 13: 9780809132447
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 246