The vision of catholic social thought
Subtitle: the virtue of solidarity and the praxis of human rights
By: Meghan J. Clark
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781451472486
Subjects: Christian sociology; Catholic Church; Church and social problems; Doctrines; History; Doctrinal Theology
Description: The Vision of Catholic Social Thought traces the emergence of solidarity and human rights as critical theological and philosophical pillars of the anthropology and ethics foundational to the development of Catholic social teaching. Meghan J. Clark argues that the integration of human rights and the virtue of solidarity at the root of the Catholic social tradition are the unique contributions Catholic thought makes to contemporary debates in ethics, political and philosophical theory. Building upon the historical framework of the development of Catholic social thought, drawing deeply from the papal encyclical tradition and the theological and ethical developments of Vatican II, Clark forwards a constructive vision of virtue and social practice, applying this critical question of human rights on the international stage.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-161) and indexes.