Christian Social Thought

Christian Social Thought

List of Readings

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Catechism of the Catholic Church. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press, 1994.

Social Thought, Vol. 20, Peter C. Phan, ed.

Message of the Fathers of the Church. Wilmington, Del.: Michael Glazer, 1984.

Beisner, E. Calvin

Beisner, E. Calvin. Prosperity and Poverty. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 1988.

Boff, Leonardo and Clodovis

Boff, Leonardo and Clodovis. Salvation and Liberation. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1987.

Buttiglione, Rocco

Buttiglione, Rocco. Karol Wojtyla: The Thought of the Man Who Became Pope John Paul II. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1997.

Cronin, John F

Cronin, John F. Catholic Social Principles. Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1950.

Gay, Craig M

Gay, Craig M. With Liberty and Justice for Whom? The Recent Evangelical Debate Over Capitalism. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1991.

Grasso, Kenneth L

Grasso, Kenneth L., Gerard V. Bradley, and Robert P. Hunt, eds. Catholicism, Liberalism, and Communitarianism: The Catholic Intellectual Traditions and the Moral Foundations of Democracy. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1995.

Gregg, Samuel

Gregg, Samuel . Challenging the Modern World: Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II and the Development of Catholic Social Teaching. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, 1999.

Gutierrez, Gustavo

Gutierrez, Gustavo. A Theology of Liberation. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1973.

Henry, Carl F

Henry, Carl F. Aspects of Christian Social Ethics. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1964.

John XXIII, Pope

John XXIII, Pope. Encyclical Letter Mater et Magistra (“Christianity and Social Progress,”1961). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.

John Paul II, Pope

John Paul II, Pope. Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus (“On 100 years,” 1991). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.

John Paul II, Pope. Encyclical Letter Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (“On Social Concern,” 1987). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.

John Paul II, Pope. Encyclical Letter Laborem Exercens. (“On Human Work,” 1981). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.

Kuyper, Abraham

Kuyper, Abraham. Lectures on Calvinism. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994 (1899).

Leo XIII, Pope

Leo XIII, Pope. Encyclical Letter Rerum Novarum (“On the Condition of the Working Classes,” 1891). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.

Marshall, Paul

Marshall, Paul. Thine is the Kingdom: A Biblical Perspective on the Nature of Government and Politics Today. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1984.

Messner, Johannes

Messner, Johannes. Social Ethics: Natural Law in the Modern World. St. Louis: B. Herder, 1965.

Murray, John Courtney, S.J.

Murray, John Courtney, S.J. We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1960.

Nash, Ronald H

Nash, Ronald H. Social Justice and the Christian Church. Milford, Mich.: Mott Media, Inc., 1983.

National Conference of Catholic Bishops

National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Economic Justice for All. Washington, D.C.: Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, 1986.

Neuhaus, Richard John

Neuhaus, Richard John. Doing Well and Doing Good: The Challenge to the Christian Capitalist. New York: Doubleday, 1992.

O'Brien, David J. and Thomas A. Shannon

O'Brien, David J. and Thomas A. Shannon, eds. Renewing the Earth: Catholic Documents on Peace, Justice, and Liberation. Garden City, N.J.: Image Books, 1977.

Olasky, Marvin

Olasky, Marvin. The Tragedy of American Compassion. Washington, D.C.: Regnery, 1992.

Paul VI, Pope

Paul VI, Pope. Encyclical Letter Populorum Progressio (“On the Development of Peoples,” 1967). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.

Pius XI, Pope

Pius XI, Pope. Encyclical Letter Quadragesimo Anno (“On Social Reconstruction,” 1931). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.

Van Til, Henry R

Van Til, Henry R. The Calvinistic Concept of Culture. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1959.

Weigel, George

Weigel, George, ed. A New Worldly Order: John Paul II and Human Freedom. Lanham, Md.: Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1992.

Weigel, George. Soul of the World. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996.

Wogaman, J. Philip

Wogaman, J. Philip. Economics and Ethics. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1986.