Patristics and Catholic Social Thought: Hermeneutical Models for a Dialogue

by Brian Matz

In Patristics and Catholic Social Thought: Hermeneutical Models for a Dialogue, Brian Matz argues that scholars and proponents of the modern Catholic social tradition can gain from the use of ancient texts for contemporary socioethical formation. Although it is impossible to expect a one-to-one correspondence between the social ideas of early church theologians, such as Augustine, and those of modern Catholic social thought, this book offers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268035318
• ISBN13: 9780268035310
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"