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Sociology and Catholic Social Teaching
Stephen R. . Ed(S): Sharkey
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Description for Sociology and Catholic Social Teaching
Hardback. Editor(s): Sharkey, Stephen R. Series: Catholic Social Thought. Num Pages: 310 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
Sociology and Catholic Social Teaching: Contemporary Theory and Research contains essays by key scholars in the territory where Catholic social thought and secular sociology meet, and offers a much needed alternative to the relativism and individualism that so often characterize social scientific analysis today. Contributors to this volume argue that Catholic social teaching, as articulated so powerfully today in recent papal encyclicals and major summations such as the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, offers a powerful moral framework for addressing today’s pressing social problems. This is especially true since many of its tenets find solid support in ... Read more
Sociology and Catholic Social Teaching: Contemporary Theory and Research contains essays by key scholars in the territory where Catholic social thought and secular sociology meet, and offers a much needed alternative to the relativism and individualism that so often characterize social scientific analysis today. Contributors to this volume argue that Catholic social teaching, as articulated so powerfully today in recent papal encyclicals and major summations such as the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, offers a powerful moral framework for addressing today’s pressing social problems. This is especially true since many of its tenets find solid support in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Series
Catholic Social Thought
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810882973
SKU
V9780810882973
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About Stephen R. . Ed(S): Sharkey
Stephen R. Sharkey is professor of Sociology and Senior Scholar for Liberal Learning at Alverno College. He is the Sociology disciplinary section chair of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, and a member of University Faculty for Life.
Reviews for Sociology and Catholic Social Teaching
The foreword introduces this work as a collection of seven essays by key scholars in Catholic and social thought focusing on social issues faced by society today. The final five chapters provide contributions from the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. This volume is offered in the spirit of Pope John Paul II's exhortation and is intended to help the Church ... Read more