An introduction to Catholic social thought /
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| Author / Creator: | Hornsby-Smith, Michael P. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. |
| Description: | xiv, 387 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6224658 |
| Summary: | Michael Hornsby-Smith offers an overview of Catholic social thought particularly in recent decades. While drawing on official teaching such as papal encyclicals and the pastoral letters of bishops' conferences, he takes seriously the need for dialogue with secular thought. The 2006 book is organized in four stages. Part I outlines the variety of domestic and international injustices and seeks to offer a social analysis of the causes of these injustices. Part II offers a theological reflection on the characteristics of the kingdom of God which Christians are urged to seek. Part III reviews Catholic social thought in six main areas: human rights, the family and bioethical issues, economic life, social exclusion, authentic development, and war and peace. Part IV completes the cycle with a consideration of appropriate social action responses to the injustices which the author has identified and analysed. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 387 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-363) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521863392 9780521863391 0521681995 9780521681995 |
