Compendium of the social doctrine of the Church
By: Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
Edition: Ed. for Australia.
Publisher: St Pauls Publications
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Strathfield, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
Copyright date: 2004
Subjects: Christian sociology; Catholic Church; Doctrines
Notes: "Libreria Editrice Vaticana".

"Edition for Australia, licensed by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference"--T.p. verso.

"[The compendium] is designed to stand alongside the Catechism of the Catholic Church as an authoritative summary of the Church's teaching on what makes for human flourishing"--Back cover.

Included bibliographical footnote references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: An integral and soidary humanism; title: Part 1.  Chapter 1. God's plan of love for humanity; title: 2. The Church's mission and social doctrine; title: 3. The human person and human rights; title: 4. Principles of the church's social doctrine; title: Part 2. Chapter 5. The family, the vital cell of society; title: 6. Human work; title: 7. Economic life; title: 8. Political community; title: 9. The International community; title: 10. Safeguarding the environment; title: 11. The promotion of peace; title: Part 3. Chapter 12. Social doctrine and the ecclesial action; title: Conclusion: For a civilization of love.