Catholic Social Thought & the New World Order: Building on One Hundred Years

by Oliver F. Williams

Book Overview

From its earliest origins, the Catholic church has tried to influence society and society has, to varying degrees, shaped the church. Recently, with the demise of the Marxist alternative to capitalism, Catholic social teaching has assumed the role of the major international force challenging free enterprise to be more humane. What does the church have to say about the world's current situation and the possibility of a new world order, and how has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268007985
• ISBN13: 9780268007980
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 383 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"