Church, State, and Society - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Church, State, and Society write by J. Brian Benestad. This book was released on 2012-08-07. Church, State, and Society available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How can the Catholic faith help not only Catholics, but all people, build a just and flourishing society? The Catholic Church contributes first and foremost to the common good by forming the consciences of the faithful. Faith helps reason achieve an understanding of the common good and guides individuals in living justly and harmoniously. In this book, J. Brian Benestad provides a detailed, accessible introduction to Catholic social doctrine (CSD), the Church’s teachings on the human person, the family, society, political life, charity, justice, and social justice. Church, State, and Society explains the nuanced understanding of human dignity and the common good found in the Catholic intellectual tradition. It makes the case that liberal-arts education is an essential part of the common good because it helps people understand their dignity and all that justice requires. The author shows the influence of ancient and modern political philosophy and examines St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, papal social encyclicals, Vatican Council II, and postconciliar magisterial teaching. Benestad highlights the teachings of popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI that the attainment of the common good depends on the practice of the virtues by citizens and leaders alike. In addition to discussing the tension between CSD and liberal democracy, the book takes an in-depth look at: –Key themes of social life: the dignity of the human person, human rights, natural law, and the common good –Three principal mediating institutions of civil society: family, Church, and Catholic university –The economy, work, poverty, immigration, and the environment –The international community and just war principles “Excellent . . . The best treatment of Catholic Social Doctrine as a whole and a precious reminder of the intrinsically problematic character of modern democracy.” —Perspectives on Political Science
Ambrose
Ambrose - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ambrose write by John Moorhead. This book was released on 2014-06-11. Ambrose available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An account, and assessment, of the career of St Ambrose (339-397), from 374 bishop of Milan and one of the four Doctors of the Christian Church (with Sts. Jerome, Augustine and Gregory the Great). A key figure in the transition of the later Roman Empire into its medieval successor, Western Christendom, Ambrose was deeply involved in the political, social and religious issues of his day: struggles between church and state (especially with Emperor Theodosius), the fight against heresy, but he also had a deep influence on Church thought such as the role and status of women. John Moorhead considers all these dimensions in a book that will be of compelling interest to historians of the Church and the late classical world and classical studies.
A Peculiar People
A Peculiar People - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Peculiar People write by Rodney R. Clapp. This book was released on 1996-11-12. A Peculiar People available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rodney Clapp asks and answers the question, How can the church provide a significant alternative to the culture in which it is embedded?
Wealth and Poverty in Early Church and Society
Wealth and Poverty in Early Church and Society - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wealth and Poverty in Early Church and Society write by Susan R. Holman. This book was released on 2008-06. Wealth and Poverty in Early Church and Society available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An ecumenical roster of leading specialists approach wealth and poverty through the theology, social practices, and institutions of early Christianity.
The African Church and COVID-19
The African Church and COVID-19 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The African Church and COVID-19 write by Martin Munyao. This book was released on 2022-01-21. The African Church and COVID-19 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The African Church and COVID-19: Human Security, the Church, and Society in Kenya is a bold and incisive look at the African Church in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the book, contributors explore how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragilities of African society as well as the weaknesses in the Church’s role in helping and serving African communities. The African Church and COVID-19 analyzes the question of how the Church in Kenya should move forward in a post-COVID-19 era to address the vulnerabilities of socio-economic and political structures in Africa.
