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Toward the Common Good
Robert F. . Ed(S): Gorman
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Description for Toward the Common Good
Hardback. Editor(s): Gorman, Robert F. Series: Catholic Social Thought. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Over the course of two millennia, the Catholic Church has served as one of the key institutional influences on the development of political science. Papal writings on the social teachings of the Church and their application to the modern world reflect the important role the Church has played as a political evaluator and social critic of political ideas and realities and the concepts and methods through which we seek to understand them. Toward the Common Good critiques political science from a distinctly Catholic perspective. Essays in this work engage forthrightly with the origins and destiny of humanity and explore—through a ... Read more
Over the course of two millennia, the Catholic Church has served as one of the key institutional influences on the development of political science. Papal writings on the social teachings of the Church and their application to the modern world reflect the important role the Church has played as a political evaluator and social critic of political ideas and realities and the concepts and methods through which we seek to understand them. Toward the Common Good critiques political science from a distinctly Catholic perspective. Essays in this work engage forthrightly with the origins and destiny of humanity and explore—through a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Series
Catholic Social Thought
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810877962
SKU
V9780810877962
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About Robert F. . Ed(S): Gorman
Robert F. Gorman is professor of political science and international studies at Texas State University, where he has served as National Endowment for Humanities Distinguished Teaching Professor and where he teaches international law, organization, and the history of ethics. He is the author, co-author, and editor of numerous books, including Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations, 2nd Edition ... Read more
Reviews for Toward the Common Good
Toward the Common Good will be useful to both Catholic and non-Catholic scholars. The former will find in it many useful suggestions for how they might integrate the Catholic intellectual tradition into their own professional studies. The latter will learn that there is nothing to be feared and much to be gained from returning once again to the moral realism ... Read more