The New Dictionary of Catholic Social Thought (Judith Dwyer, Editor) brings together writers from around the world, writing on present-day social issues as well as historical issues and movements that have shaped our current views. Included are articles on the great social encyclicals, from Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum to John Paul II's Centesimus Annus, and the Vatican II documents and various episcopal documents that relate to social concerns and the field of social ethics. The articles on fundamental human rights include such issues as poverty, homelessness, exploitation, and feminism. Also included are articles dealing with economics, industry, labor, political systems, and environmental concerns, as these impact and influence modern Catholic social thought. Theological concerns, liturgical movements, and scriptural foundations are well represented.

The New Dictionary of Catholic Social Thought will be the reference work for anyone involved in social outreach or connected with the field of social ethics.

Entries include:

Abortion (Social Implications) by James J. McCartney, O.S.A. Arms Race by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Birth Control by James P. Hanigan Business Ethics by Vincent Burns Catholic Worker by June O'Connor Culture by Allan Figueroa Deck, S.J. Ecology by Thomas Ryan, S.M. Evangelization by Robert Schreiter, C.PP.S. Feminism and Catholic Social Thought by Barbara Hogan Genocide by John T. Pawlikowski, O.S.M. Homosexuality (Social Implications) by Vincent Genovesi, S.J. Human Rights by Thomas Hoppe Images of God by John R. Sachs, S.J. Moral Life (Christian) by Vincent McNamara Preferential Option for the Poor by Donal Dorr Religious Freedom by J. Leon Hopper, S.J. Secularism by Cyril T. Hally, S.S.C. Sin by Judith A. Merkle, S.N.D. de N. Stewardship by Gerald Coleman, S.S. Synod of Bishops by Avery Dulles, S.J. Taxes by Charles E. Curran Technology by John M. Staudenmaier, S.J. Vatican II by Frederick J. Cwiekowski, S.S. Women by Maria Riley, O.P. Hardcover, 1,056 pp., 6 x 9

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