Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action
This new Classroom Edition of the top-selling Living Justice retains the broad coverage of Catholic social teaching in the first edition with an expanded use of tables and figures to enhance the pedagogy in Fr. Massaro's clear, insightful book. New coverage focuses on the issues of the environment and globalization from a Catholic perspective. By drawing on scripture, tradition, world events, and living examples of heroism and holiness, Living Justice develops students' understanding of...
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Through Scripture,Tradition, world events, and living examples of heroism and holiness ranging from the simple to the extraordinary, Living Justice develops your understanding of Catholic social teaching and inspires you for service.
List of Tables viiPreface ixSocial Justice and the Mission of the Church 1The Religious Motivation for Social Justice Efforts 3Social Mission and Church Morale 7Sharing "Our Best-Kept Secret" 8From "Charity Alone" to a Justice Orientation 9Looking Ahead 14Questions for Reflection 14Topics for Further Research 15Going Public with Your Faith 17Bridging Two Distinct Worlds 17Tertullian's Question 19The Perils of the Crusading Spirit 22Religious Idealism: Its Contribution to Politics 25Maintaining a Delicate Balance 27Together on Pilgrimage 29Questions for Reflection 30Topics for Further Research 31Inheriting the Tradition of Catholic Social Teaching 33The Documentary Heritage 34A Look Back to the Nineteenth Century 40Pioneers of Social Catholicism 43The Writing of the Social Encyclicals 46Questions for Relfection 52Topics for Further Research 52TheSources and Methods of Catholic Social Teaching 55The Four Sources of Christian Ethics 56Universal Principles and Local Applications 75Questions for Reflection 76Topics for Further Research 77Nine Key Themes of Catholic Social Teaching 79The Dignity of Every Person and Human Rights 80Solidarity, Common Good, and Participation 84Family Life 87Subsidiarity and the Proper Role of Government 89Property Ownership in Modern Society: Rights and Responsibilities 91The Dignity of Work, Rights of Workers, and Support for Labor Unions 95Colonialism and Economic Development 97Peace and Disarmament 103Option for the Poor and Vulnerable 112Questions for Reflection 116Topics for Further Research 117The Role of Catholic Social Teaching Today 119A Blueprint? An Ideology? A "Third Way"? 119The Catholic Critique of Communism 126The Catholic Critique of Capitalism 129Applying Catholic Social Teaching in the Real World 134Commitments to Social Justice: Heroic and Ordinary 140Questions for Reflection 142Topics for Further Research 144Future Directions for Catholic Social Teaching 145Four Continuities: Further Shifts in Emphasis 145Two New Challenges: The Environment and Globalization 158Spreading the Word about Catholic Social Teaching 171The Surprising Future 175Questions for Reflection 176Topics for Further Research 177Annotated List of Resources for Further Study 179Index 185About the Author 191
\ New Theology Review[A] splendid little book. Massaro achieves his aims well in this very readable resource, useful not only for the general Catholic population, but also for Church leaders, educators, and activists.\ \ \ \ \ Brian ScottMassaro provides a necessary companion text to any course that deals with issues of social justice, the role of the Church in the modern world, or the relationship between religion and public policy. It is simultaneously academically rigorous and easily accessible to students. Broad, honest, and practical, it serves a variety of courses and invites much needed dialogue between religion that has become increasingly privatized in the public square.\ \ \ Jon NilsonThis new, updated edition of Living Justice will be enthusiastically welcomed by all who want to give their students an accurate, comprehensive, and reader-friendly introduction to Catholic social teaching.\ \ \ \ \ James R. StormesI am grateful for this updated edition of Tom Massaro's Living Justice. I have used the earlier edition for several years now, and my students have found it a clear and accessible presentation. However, as Fr. Massaro notes, Catholic social teaching is not a static genre as Benedict XVI extended and enriched it with his Encyclical Caritas in Veritate in 2009. The new edition integrates this important contribution, particularly in Benedict's treatment of the global economy and the environment. I continue to find particularly helpful the Questions for Reflection provided at the end of each chapter, as well as the quite useful section on Applying Catholic Social Teaching in the Real World, always the challenge for my students and for all of us in the Church.\ \ \ \ \ Peter H. BeisheimI enthusiastically endorse the text for the following reasons:\ 1. The text balances and integrates very well the historical development of Catholic Social Teaching, the core values of CST, and its application to present day and future societal issues.\ 2. The “Questions for Reflection” at the end of chapters is an excellent pedagogical feature. I will recommend to my students that they read the questions first in order to provide them a context in which to read the specific chapter.\ 3. For courses and programs that require a strong writing component, Massaro’s suggestions contained in the 'Topics for Further Research' provide a valuable assistance for both students and instructor.\ 4. The interdisciplinary nature of the text would be an excellent requirement for a 'Learning-Community”'project which links a Catholic Social Teaching course with an appropriate course in Political Science, Sociology or History or as a supplemental text in any course exploring Social Justice regardless of the discipline.\ 5. The text is extremely accessible to undergraduates, parish adult education programs and at the same time quite appropriate for the graduate level course.\ \ \ \ \ \ Mary Ann BaranI like the updated sections that serve to make the text more relevant and current and real!\ \
