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The world as it could be : Catholic social thought for a new generation / Thomas D. Williams.
- Title
- The world as it could be : Catholic social thought for a new generation / Thomas D. Williams.
- Author
- Williams, Thomas D., 1962-
- Publication
- [New York] : Crossroad Pub. Co., c2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HN37.C3 W49 2011 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 230 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- An analysis of contemporary Catholic social thought, including topics of multiculturalism, economic justice, abortion, and capital punishment.
- Subjects
- Note
- "A Herder & Herder book."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-226) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction : the need for development -- Unity, diversity, and the common good -- Dignity and its discontents -- Abortion as a social justice issue -- A presumption against violence? -- Capital punishment and the just society -- The church and economic development -- Beyond distributive justice -- Global governance and the universal common good -- "Tolerance" and religious liberty -- A case for religious discrimination? -- Deus caritas est and Catholic social thought -- A paradigm shift? Caritas in veritate and the future of Catholic social thought.
- ISBN
- 9780824526665 (pbk.) :
- 082452666X (pbk.) :
- OCLC
- 712124519
- SCSB-10723710
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library