Modern Catholic Social Teaching : Commentaries And Interpretations

Himes, Kenneth R. (EDT); Cahill, Lisa Sowle (EDT); Curran, Charles E. (EDT); Hollenbach, David (EDT); Shannon, Thomas A. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1589010531 / ISBN 13: 9781589010536

Published by Georgetown University Press, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modern Catholic Social Teaching : Commentaries And Interpretations
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1589010531
• ISBN 13: 9781589010536
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

With an equal emphasis on every word in the title―and with a distinctly American perspective―Himes and his distinguished associate editors and contributors, have assembled the most thorough and authoritative assessment of modern Roman Catholic social teaching to date, likely to remain the touchstone volume for decades. This culmination of many years of effort by twenty stellar scholars has produced a reference work for anyone interested in understanding or studying the key documents that comprise the central corpus of Catholic social teaching.

In addition to interrogations of the major documents, this volume provides an understanding of 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, generally accepted as beginning in 1891 with the publication of Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum. Finally, there is a review of how Catholic social teaching has been received in the United States, and an informed look at the shortcomings and questions that future generations must address.

By any standard, Modern Catholic Social Teaching is a remarkable work―intellectually rigorous and deeply faithful, it provides accessible and thought-provoking insights into the heart of a belief tradition that every Catholic will find invaluable.

About the Author

Kenneth R. Himes, OFM, is an associate professor in the Department of Theology at Boston College, author of Responses to 101 Questions on Catholic Social Teaching, and coauthor (with Michael J. Himes) of Fullness of Faith: The Public Significance of Theology.