Reading patristic texts on social ethics [[electronic resource] ] : issues and challenges for twenty-first-century Christian social thought / / edited by Johan Leemans, Brian J. Matz, Johan Verstraeten
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Reading patristic texts on social ethics [[electronic resource] ] : issues and challenges for twenty-first-century Christian social thought / / edited by Johan Leemans, Brian J. Matz, Johan Verstraeten
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 261 |
| Soggetto topico: | Christian literature, Early - History and criticism |
| Fathers of the church - Influence | |
| Christian sociology - Catholic Church | |
| Altri autori: |
LeemansJohan <1965->
MatzBrian J
VerstraetenJohan
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| Note generali: | "The contributions for this volume emerged out of an expert seminar on the theme of the Church Fathers and Catholic social thought held in Leuven in 2007." -- p.vii. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliography (p. 235-263) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Part I. Approaching Patristic Socio-Ethical Texts : -- 1. Texts that create a future : the function of ancient texts for theology today / Reimund Bieringer -- 2. Challenges in approaching patristic texts from the perspective of contemporary Catholic social teaching / Pauline Allen -- Part II. Contexts for Patristic Socio-Ethical Texts : -- 3. Social ethics and moral discourse in late antiquity / Peter Van Nuffelen -- 4. Wealth, poverty, and eschatology : pre-Constantine Christian social thought and the hope for the world to come / Helen Rhee -- 5. The audience(s) for patristic social teaching : a case study / Wendy Mayer -- Part III. Issues in Patristic and Catholic Social Thought : -- 6. Out of the fitting room : rethinking patristic social texts on "the common good" / Susan R. Holman -- 7. "That which has been wrung from tears" : usury, the Greek fathers, and Catholic social teaching / Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen -- 8. The principle of detachment from private property in Basil of Caesarea's Homily 6 and its context / Brian Matz -- 9. Social justice in Lactantius's Divine Institutes : an exploration / Thomas Hughson -- Part IV. Reflections on the Theme : -- 10. The church fathers and Catholic social thought : reflections on the symposium / Richard Schenk -- 11. The (im)possible dialogue between patristics and Catholic social thought : limits, possibilities, and a way forward / Johan Leemans, Johan Verstraeten. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Reading patristic texts on social ethics |
| ISBN: | 0-8132-1910-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812728703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
CUA studies in early Christianity.