Benestad, J. Brian.

Church, state, and society : an introduction to Catholic social doctrine / J. Brian Benestad. - 1 online resource (513 pages). - Catholic moral thought . - Catholic moral thought. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Catholic social doctrine and political philosophy -- The dignity of the human person, human rights, and natural law -- The meaning of the common good -- Seeking the common good through virtue and grace -- Seeking the common good through justice and social justice -- Seeking the common good through law and public policy: same-sex marriage, the life questions, and biotechnology -- Civil society and the Church -- Civil society, the family, and the principle of subsidiarity -- Civil society, the Catholic university, and liberal education -- The economy, work, poverty, and immigration -- Safeguarding and sustaining the environment -- The international community -- Just-war principles -- Conclusion: the tension between Catholic social doctrine and the proponents of religion as a private affair -- Appendix: Pope Benedict XVI's Caritas in veritate.

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Catholic Church--Doctrines.
Catholic Church.


Christian sociology--Catholic Church.
RELIGION--Christianity--Catholic.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Systematic.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Christian sociology--Catholic Church.
Theology, Doctrinal.
Katholische Soziallehre.


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