Doing Faithjustice (Revised Edition): An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought - Softcover

Kammer, Fred

 
9780809142279: Doing Faithjustice (Revised Edition): An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0809142279 ISBN 13: 9780809142279
Verlag: Paulist Press International,U.S., 2004

Inhaltsangabe

In this revised edition of a longtime bestseller, lawyer, activist and Jesuit priest Fred Kammer ushers Catholics into the twenty-first century as he confronts the challenge of human poverty and injustice in the context of our consumer-driven, economically fragile world. He defines faithjustice as "...a passionate virtue which disposes citizens to become involved in the greater and lesser societies around themselves in order to create communities where human dignity is protected and enhanced, and gifts of creation are shared for the greatest good of all...." Writing with passion and conviction, he explores the biblical grounding for this virtue and provides an overview of its historical development in the Catholic community. And he brings out its contemporary meaning, rooting each chapter in concrete times and places. He concludes with a framework for living faithjustice in our time. This revised edition contains new materials on social teaching documents of the nineties, updated economic and social data and analysis, and, at the request of users of the original volume, questions for reflection and renewal at the ends chapters. Highlights: ―Now, more user-friendly ―Author is highly respected in this field †

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In this revised edition of a longtime bestseller, lawyer, activist and Jesuit priest Fred Kammer ushers Catholics into the twenty-first century as he confronts the challenge of human poverty and injustice in the context of our consumer-driven, economically fragile world. He defines faithjustice as "...a passionate virtue which disposes citizens to become involved in the greater and lesser societies around themselves in order to create communities where human dignity is protected and enhanced, and gifts of creation are shared for the greatest good of all..." Writing with passion and conviction, he explores the biblical grounding for this virtue and provides an overview of its historical development in the Catholic community. And he brings out its contemporary meaning, rooting each chapter in concrete times and places. He concludes with a framework for living faithjustice in our time. This revised edition contains new materials on social teaching documents of the nineties, updated economic and social data and analysis, and, at the request of users of the original volume, questions for reflection and renewal at the ends chapters. Highlights: --Now, more user-friendly --Author is highly respected in this field.

Biografía del autor

Fred Kammer, SJ, is provincial of the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus. Prior to this, Father Kammer was president of Catholic Charities USA. An attorney, author, and activist, he has a long history of work on behalf of low-income families and people in need.

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Verlag
Paulist Press International,U.S.
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0809142279
ISBN 13 
9780809142279
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
304
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