Send Lazarus

List of Abbreviations | ix

Introduction | 1

Introducing Neoliberalism, 2 * Catholic Critique of Neoliberalism, 4 *

Chapter Outlines, 7 * Send Lazarus, 11

Part I : Catholic Social Thought and the Economy

1 Catholic Social Thought against Economism | 15

Modern Catholic Social Thought, 17 * John Paul II on

Economism, 20 * Benedict XVI: Against an Impersonal

Economy, 33 * Francis: No to a Faceless Economy, 46 *

Papal Continuity, 56

Part II: Neoliberalism

2 Neoliberal Capitalism | 65

Neoliberalism as PoliticalEconomy, 66 *

Neoliberalism as Common Sense, 76 *

Ethos of Mercilessness, 86

3 Sacrifice, Race, and Indifference | 94

Sacrifice Zones, Earth, and Slums, 96 * Racial Neoliberalism,

Mass Incarceration, and Mass Deportation, 110 *

Neoliberalism as Culture of Indifference, 123

Part III: Catholic Mercy in a Neoliberal Age

4 A Theology of Mercy | 133

Trinity, Mystery, and Mercy, 134 * Anthropology, Ecclesiology,

and Mercy, 144 * The Works and the Politics of Mercy, 153

5 The Politics of Mercy against Neoliberal Sacrifice | 164

Universal Destination of Goods, 165 * Visit the Sick, 167 *

Give Food, Drink, and Clothing, 175 * Abolitionism, 180 *

Ransom the Captive, 188 * Welcome the Stranger, 195

Conclusion: For Holistic Mercy | 205

Acknowledgments| 209

Notes | 211

Bibliography | 245

Index | 269