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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822259203321

Titolo

Jesus Christ : the new face of social progress / / edited by Peter J. Casarella

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Grand Rapids, Michigan : , : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, , 2015

ISBN

1-4674-4206-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 370 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

261.8

Soggetti

Christian sociology - Catholic Church

Social justice - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

Charity

Love - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Historical and theological approaches -- pt. 2. Reimagining social and political order -- pt. 3. Rethinking the economy as gratuitous -- pt. 4. Green pope? Ecology in Caritas in Veritate.

Sommario/riassunto

Offering an interpretation of Pope Benedict's encyclical, Jesus Christ: The New Face of Social Progress that will inform anyone interested in Catholic social doctrine, the essays in this volume explore how an encounter with the person of Jesus Christ is the true basis for economic and social progress.