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An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought

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  • Date Published: November 2006
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9780521681995

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  • 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.

    • Reviews development of both official and non-official Catholic social thought
    • Draws attention to the need for both a social analysis of the causes of injustice and a theological reflection to underpin social action
    • The emphasis on social analysis is unique to this book
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    • Date Published: November 2006
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9780521681995
    • length: 402 pages
    • dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23 mm
    • weight: 0.59kg
    • contains: 7 tables
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Part I. Social Reality and Social Analysis:
    1. Introduction
    2. Capitalism in a global context
    Part II. Theological Resources:
    3. The kingdom of God
    4. Christian citizenship
    5. Catholic social thought
    Part III. Justice Issues:
    6. Human rights
    7. The family
    8. Economic life
    9. Social exclusion
    10. Authentic development
    11. War and peace
    Part IV. Action Responses:
    12. Catholic responses to injustices
    Appendix 1. Selected campaigning organisations.

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    Michael P. Hornsby-Smith, University of Surrey
    Michael P. Hornsby-Smith is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Surrey. He is author of Roman Catholic Beliefs in England (1991) and editor of Catholics in England 1950–2000 (1999).

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