The Vocation of Business: Social Justice in the Marketplace

by John C. Medaille

This is a textbook on the Social Teaching of the Roman Catholic Church for would-be business professionals. Part I does 3 things: provides (1) a history of moral discourse since the Enlightenment, (2) a history of economic thought from Aristotle and Aquinas to Ludwig Mises and Milton Friedman, and (3) a history of property. Part II provides a close reading of 3 major social encyclicals. Part III examines the tensions between Catholic social teaching...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826428096
• ISBN13: 9780826428097
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 8.9"