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An Introduction to Catholic
Social
Fr. Rodger Charles, S.J. This work distills
Fr. Rodger Charles' extensive knowledge of the social teaching
of the Catholic Church into an introductory outline of its principles.
It has been written especially for use as preliminary reading
material for those studying the Church's teaching in this area,
but will also serve equally well as a general introduction to
the ethics of decision making in the civic, political, and economic
spheres of human society. The social teaching of the Church
usually refers to modern documents, but there is social teaching
in the Scriptures, and this teaching has developed within the
tradition of the Church. Charles gives an overview of the evolution
of social teachings. He quotes liberally from Church social
documents, and adds an introduction and commentary to each section
of this book. "Fr. Rodger Charles has admirably succeeded in
presenting the key elements of papal teaching and that of Vatican
II on the relation between faith and society. This is a thoughtful
and most helpful reflection on the Church's social teaching."
"Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago "This introduction
by Fr. Rodger Charles is a great achievement in its brevity,
readability, and reliability. It will be warmly welcomed both
by those coming to the subject for the first time and by scholars
who will appreciate the clarity of its presentation of familiar
truths." "Fr. Richard Neuhaus , Editor, First Things Sewn Softcover
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