An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought

by Michael P. Hornsby-Smith

Book Overview

Michael Hornsby-Smith offers an overview of Catholic social thought particularly in recent decades. While drawing on official teaching such as papal encyclicals and the pastoral letters of bishops' conferences, he takes seriously the need for dialogue with secular thought. The 2006 book is organized in four stages. Part I outlines the variety of domestic and international injustices and seeks to offer a social analysis of the causes of these injustices...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521681995
• ISBN13: 9780521681995
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"