A study of the deep historical roots of Catholic Social Teaching
What is often neglected in studies of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is the underlying theology that it presumes, especially the biblical and patristic roots that have forged a broader tradition of social thought than is found in the more recent writings of the Catholic hierarchy.
Sacred and Social fills this gap by providing an extended analysis of the Catholic understanding of the human person, especially the beliefs in human dignity and humanity's essentially social nature. Himes argues that, before the documents of the modern papacy, a rich tradition already shaped and informed the Catholic lens on social reality. He illustrates the theological basis for the ethical commitments of CST with the fundamental theological themes—creation, incarnation, Trinity, Body of Christ—that gave rise to the Catholic social imagination.
By:
Kenneth R. Himes
Imprint: Georgetown University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781647125486
ISBN 10: 1647125480
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 01 May 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Chapter One Catholicism, Imagination & Tradition Part I Foundations Chapter Two The Human Person Is Sacred Chapter Three The Human Person Is Social Part II Theological Anthropology Chapter Four Human Dignity in Community Chapter Five The Human Person Adequately Considered Part III Guidelines for Discernment Chapter Six Common Good and Human Rights Chapter Seven Solidarity and Subsidiarity Chapter Eight Integral, Just, Participatory, and Sustainable Development Afterword Bibliography of Cited Works Index
Kenneth R. Himes, OFM, is Professor Emeritus in the Theology Department of Boston College, and a resident Franciscan scholar at Siena College in Albany. A former president of the Catholic Theological Society of America, he is the editor of Modern Catholic Social Teaching.
