A Vision of Justice
Engaging Catholic Social Teaching on the College Campus
Published on 28. April 2014
232 pages
978-0-8146-8241-8 (ISBN)
Description
A Vision of Justice: Engaging Catholic Social Teaching on the College Campus draws together the insights of social scientists, historians, and theologians in order to introduce readers to central topics in Catholic Social Teaching and to provide concrete examples of how it is being put into action by colleges and college students. The authors bring their disciplinary backgrounds and knowledge of Catholic Social Teaching to the exploration of the issues, making the book suitable for use in a wide range of courses and settings. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter help readers to think about issues raised in the essays and to think creatively about Catholic Social Teaching in an ever-changing world. The authors invite readers to join them in engaging contemporary thought and experience in the light of Catholic Social Teaching and the college campus.
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A Vision of Justice
Engaging Catholic Social Teaching on the College Campus
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04/2014
Liturgical Press
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Content
- Coverpage
- Titlepage
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction: Catholic Social Teaching and the College Campus
- Chapter 1: The United States' Historical Engagement with Catholic Social Teaching
- Chapter 2: Catholic Social Teaching in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
- Chapter 3: The State and Civil Society in Catholic Social Teaching
- Chapter 4: Catholic Social Teaching, Poverty, and the Economy
- Chapter 5: From Neighbor to Brother and Sister: Immigration in Catholic Social Teaching
- Chapter 6: Care for Creation
- Chapter 7: Catholic Peacebuilding
- Chapter 8: Human Rights, Catholic Social Teaching, and the Liberal Rights Tradition
- Chapter 9: Solidarity: A Catholic Perspective
- Chapter 10: Sharing the Vision of Justice
- Appendix 1: Catholic Higher Education and Catholic Social Teaching: A Vision Statement
- Appendix 2: Catholic Social Teaching Documents: Papal Social Encyclicals and U.S. Bishops' Pastorals
- List of Contributors
