Christian Social Thought
Christian Social Thought
List of Readings
Anonymous
A Colloquium in the Vatican.
After 1991: Capitalism and Ethics. A Colloquium in the Vatican.
Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana,
1992.
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Instruction on Certain Aspects of the Theology of Liberation Libertatis Nuntius.
London: Catholic Truth Society,
1984.
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Instruction on Christian Liberation and Freedom Libertatis Conscientia.
London: Catholic Truth Society,
1986.
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church.
Boston: Daughters of St. Paul,
2004.
Beisner, E. Calvin
Benedict XVI, Pope
Bigongiari, D., ed
Buttiglione, Rocco
Buttiglione, Rocco.
Karol Wojtyla: The Thought of the Man Who Became Pope John Paul II.
Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans,
1997.
Calvez, S.J., Jean-Yves
Calvez, S.J., Jean-Yves.
The Social Thought of John XXIII: Mater et Magistra.
London: Burns and Oates,
1965.
Calvez, S.J., Jean-Yves.
The Church and Social Justice: The Social Teachings of the Popes from Leo XIII to Pius XII 1878-1958.
London: Burns and Oates,
1961.
Perrin, S.J., J
Perrin, S.J., J.
The Church and Social Justice: The Social Teachings of the Popes from Leo XIII to Pius XII 1878-1958.
London: Burns and Oates,
1961.
Chafuen, Alejandro
Chafuen, Alejandro.
Faith and Liberty: The Economic Thought of the Late Scholastics.
Lanham, MD: Lexington Books,
2003.
Rodger, S.J., Charles
Rodger, S.J., Charles.
Christian Social Witness and Teaching: The Catholic Tradition -- From Genesis to Centesimus Annus, 2 vols.
Leominster: Gracewing,
1998.
Cronin, John F
de Lubac, S.J., Henri
Douglas, Jane Dempsey
Douglas, Jane Dempsey.
"Calvin's Relation to Social and Economic Change" in Calvin's Thought on Economic and Social Issues and the Relationship of Church and State. Vol. 11, Ed. Richard C. Gamble.
New York: Garland Publishing, Inc.,
1992.
Ederer, Rupert J
Ederer, Rupert J.
Economics as if God Mattered: A Century of Papers on the Central Problem in Moral Philosophy.
London: MacMillan Press, Ltd.,
1972.
Gay, Craig M
Gay, Craig M.
With Liberty and Justice for Whom? The Recent Evangelical Debate Over Capitalism.
Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans,
1991.
Grasso, Kenneth L., ed
Grasso, Kenneth L., ed.
Catholicism, Liberalism, and Communitarianism: The Catholic Intellectual Traditions and the Moral Foundations of Democracy.
Lanham, MD: Lexington Books,
1995.
Bradley, Gerard V., ed
Bradley, Gerard V., ed.
Catholicism, Liberalism, and Communitarianism: The Catholic Intellectual Traditions and the Moral Foundations of Democracy.
Lanham, MD: Lexington Books,
1995.
Hunt, Robert P., ed
Hunt, Robert P., ed.
Catholicism, Liberalism, and Communitarianism: The Catholic Intellectual Traditions and the Moral Foundations of Democracy.
Lanham, MD: Lexington Books,
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.
Henry, Carl F
Heckel, R
Heckel, R.
The Human Person and Social Structures.
Rome: Pontifical Commission Iustitia et Pax,
1980.
Hoffner, J
Hoffner, J.
Economic Systems and Economic Ethics: Guidelines in Catholic Social Teaching.
Kolin: Vereinigung zur Forderung der Christlichen Sozialwissenschaften,
1988.
John XXIII, Pope
John XXIII, Pope.
Encyclical Letter Mater et Magistra ("Christianity and Social Progress").
Boston: Daughters of St. Paul,
1961.
John Paul II, Pope
John Paul II, Pope.
Encyclical Letter Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (On Social Concern).
Boston: Daughters of St. Paul,
1987.
John Paul II, Pope.
Encyclical Letter Laborem Exercens (On Human Work).
Boston: Daughters of St. Paul,
1981.
Kraynack, Robert
Kraynack, Robert.
Christian Faith and Modern Democracy.
Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press,
2001.
Kuyper, Abraham
Lawler, P
Leo XIII, Pope
Leo XIII, Pope.
Encyclical Letter Rerum Novarum (On the condition of the Working Classes).
Boston: Daughters of St. Paul,
1891.
Luther, Martin
Luther, Martin.
"Trade and Usury" In On Moral Business: Classical and Contemporary Resources for Ethics in Economic Life. Ed. Max Stackhouse, Dennis P. McCann, Shirley J. Roels and Preston N. Williams.
Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans,
1995.
Marshall, Paul
Marshall, Paul.
Thine is the Kingdom: A Biblical Perspective on the Nature of Government and Politics Today.
Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans,
1984.
Messner, Johannes
Mueller, Franz
Murray, S.J., John Courtney
Murray, S.J., John Courtney.
We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition.
New York: Sheed and Ward,
1960.
Nash, Ronald H
Neuhaus, Richard John
Neuhaus, Richard John.
Doing Well and Doing Good: The Challenge to the Christian Capitalist.
New York: Doubleday,
1992.
Novak, Michael
Novak, Michael.
Freedom with Justice: Catholic Social thought and Liberal Institutions, 2nd ed.
New Brunswick: Transaction,
1989.
Novak, Michael.
Will It Liberate? Questions about Liberation Theology.
Mahway, NJ: Paulist Press,
1986.
Olasky, Marvin
Paul VI, Pope
Paul VI, Pope.
Encyclical Letter Populorum Progressio (On the Development of Peoples).
Boston: Daughters of St. Paul,
1967.
Pius XI, Pope
Pius XI, Pope.
Encyclical Letter Quadragesimo Anno (On Social Reconstruction).
Boston: Daughters of St. Paul,
1931.
Phan, Peter C., ed
Phan, Peter C., ed.
Message of the Fathers of the Church, Social Thought, Vol. 20.
Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier,
1984.
Ratzinger, Joseph
Ratzinger, Joseph.
"The Dignity of the Human Person" In Commentary on the Documents of Vatican II, vol. 5, H. Vorgrimler, ed.
New York: Herder and Herder,
1969.
Schuck, M
Schuck, M.
That They May Be One: The Social Teaching of the Papal Encyclicals, 1740-1989.
Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press,
1991.
Van Til, Henry R
Weigel, George, ed
Weigel, George, ed.
A Century of Catholic Social Thought: Essays on Rerum Novarum and Nine Other Key Documents.
Washington, DC: Ethics and Public Policy Center,
1991.
Weigel, George, ed.
A New Worldly Order: John Paul II and Human Freedom.
Lanham, MD: Ethics and Public Policy Center,
1992.
Wogaman, J. Philip
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