With a challenging foreword by Richard John Neuhaus on Christians as "resident aliens" of any earthly city, the book will interest those who wish to think more closely about the Christian contribution to social questions after the fall of communism, as it explores and critically examines a century of Catholic reflection and argument on human freedom, the just society, and the international order.
Through the insightful and thought- provoking commentaries of ten distinguished Catholic writers,
Building the Free Society critically examines a century of Catholic reflection and argument on human freedom, the just society, and the international order.
Adopting the best from
A Century of Catholic Social Thought, published in 1991 by the Ethics and Public Policy Center, this substantially revised, updated, and expanded volume focuses on the eleven key documents of modern Catholic social doctrine, beginning with Pope Leo XIII's encyclical
Rerum Novarum (1891) and concluding with Pope John Paul II's revolutionary
Centesimus Annus (1991).
Renowned theologian Richard John Neuhaus opens the book with a challenging foreword on Christians as "resident aliens" of any earthly city, setting the tone for the compelling essays that follow.
Contributors:
William Murphy
Thomas C. Kohler
Robert A. Sirico
George Weigel
Mary Eberstadt
Kenneth L. Grasso
Robert Royal
James Finn
Robert A. Destro
William McGurnProduct Details
BUILDING THE FREE SOCIETY
Format: Paperback
Pages: 264
Product Weight: 0.81 lbs
Editor: Weigel, George
Publication Date: 1993-10-19
Language: English
Publisher: WILLIAM B EERDMANS PUB CO
Dewey Decimal Classification: 261.808
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780802801203
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