The Challenge & Spirituality of Catholic Social Teaching - Softcover

Mich, Marvin L Krier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570759456 ISBN 13: 9781570759451

Publisher: Orbis Books, 2011

Synopsis

How to live out the gospel of Jesus Christ, the glad tidings to the poor.

An exploration of Catholic social teaching that focuses on its spirituality and the challenges that it poses to Christians today. After the introduction and a general chapter on the prophetic nature of Catholic social teaching, Mich presents seven additional chapters, each on a specific theme within Catholic social teaching:
o valuing all creation,
o human dignity,
o the need for community,
o the option for the poor,
o human rights and responsibilities,
o the dignity of work,
o and the need for solidarity (issues of war and peace).

About this title

About the Author:

Marvin L. Krier Mich is Director of Social Policy at the Catholic Family Center, a regional office of Catholic Charities in Rochester. He is also president of the Greater Rochester Community of Churches. In addition to the original The Challenge and Spirituality of Catholic Social Teaching (2005), his books include Catholic Social Teaching and Movements (1998) and, as co-author, St. Francis and the Sultan: Catholics and Muslims Working Together for the Common Good (Orbis, 2011).

About this edition

• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1570759456
• ISBN 13: 9781570759451
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 261