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Justice, Peace, and Human Rights: American Catholic Social Ethics in a Pluralistic World
Justice Peace and Human Rights American Catholic Social Ethics in a Pluralistic World Author:David Hollenbach The involvement of the Roman Catholic Church in social and political affairs has had revolutionary repercussions in recent years. From the boardrooms of Wall Street to the back rooms of Kremlin, the whole world is listening. In this book, a leading Catholic social ethicist shows how the church's position on a number of major social issues has de... more »veloped in response to both the theological challenge of Vatican II and the cultural challenge of American pluralism. The issues addressed at length include economic justice, human rights, and their morality of warfare. Finally the author suggests how these social-ethical concerns might become more fully integrated into the daily pastoral life of the church, in its sacramental worship and liturgy, its religious education, preaching, and other forms of parish ministry.« less