Catholic Social Teaching - Hardcover

Hobgood, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0877227543 ISBN 13: 9780877227540

Publisher: Temple University Press, 1991

Synopsis

Drawing upon a debate within the field of social theory, this work argues that the paradigm conflict between orthodox neoclassical and radical economic models is reflected in Catholic documents that address economic justice. It shows how normative values of social justice are always tied to a particular social theory or model of society.

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From the Publisher

Analyzes the official Catholic School Teaching from the perspective of the secular, economic, and political sciences

From the Inside Flap

"This excellent book is one of the few scholarly investigations that analyze the official Catholic School Teaching from the perspective of the secular, economic, and political sciences."
—Gregory Baum

"[Mary Hobgood] asks what Catholic teaching itself has assumed about the way the economy works, and she brings to the fore hidden assumptions that are fundamental to the policy prescriptions in Catholic teaching.... The result is a clear picture of the divided mind and practice of Catholicism when confronting twentieth-century economic realities. If Catholic teaching did us all the service of finding a strong moral and theological voice for a critique of secular economics, Dr. Hobgood points the way to make that voice a clearer one, more aware of its limitations and of its potential."
—Larry L. Rasmussen, from the Foreword

"This is one of the most enlightening analyses of Catholic social teaching that I have ever read. It goes far beyond the available commentaries because of its sharp focus on the economic—not just as the content of the teaching, but its provision of the theoretical framework in which to situate the economic content. The book is very insightful with regard to Catholic social teaching, but I think her exposition holds great value for the analysis of World Council of Churches' positions and the positions of any denomination. Even beyond that, her models throw light on the daily battles within any church institution that is working for justice and peace while at the same time engaging in the compromises and contradictions required to maintain itself within the current economic system."
—Marie J. Giblin, Maryknoll School of Theology

Edition details

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0877227543
• ISBN 13: 9780877227540
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256