Catholic Social Teaching, 1891-Present: A Historical, Theological, and Ethical Analysis (Moral Traditions)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Charles E. Curran offers the first comprehensive analysis and criticism of the development of modern Catholic social teaching from the perspective of theology, ethics, and church history. Curran studies the methodology and content of the documents of Catholic social teaching, generally understood as comprising twelve papal letters beginning with Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical Rerum novarum, two documents from Vatican II, and two pastoral letters of the U.S. bishops. He contends that the fundamental basis for this body of teaching comes from an anthropological perspective that recognizes bo...
ISBN(s)
0878408800, 9780878408801
