The Church in the Modern World: Fifty Years after Gaudium et Spes

Erin Brigham

doi:10.5771/9780739187319

Summary

The Church in the Modern World: Fifty Years after Gaudium et Spes commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World. Featuring scholars from the Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought, this book offers a future-orientated analysis by highlighting contemporary social issues through the lens of Gaudium et Spes. In part I, authors examine the historical, political, and social significance of the document. Part II presents interdisciplinary perspectives on current social issues in light of Gaudium et Spes and contemporary Catholic social thought. The book covers such topics as immigration, women in the Church, environmental ethics, human rights, economic justice, the Church in Africa, and liberation theology.

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Edition: 1/2014
Copyright Year: 2014
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7391-8730-2
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7391-8731-9
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 218
Product Type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Introduction No access
1. 1 The Challenge and Hope of Gaudium et Spes No access
2. 2 Catholic Social Teaching in the Secular Public Sphere No access
3. 3 The Role of Conscience in Catholic Participation in Politics since Vatican II No access
1. 4 Immigration and “Family Values” No access
2. 5 Women’s Voices as Critical Resources for Reading the Signs of the Times No access
3. 6 The Church, Climate Change, and Creation Care No access
4. 7 Human Rights No access
5. 8 Promoting Justice and the Common Good in the Modern Economy No access
6. 9 The Joys and Hopes, Sorrows and Anxieties of Africa No access
7. 10 Liberation Theology No access
Index No access Pages 211 - 214
About the Editor and Contributors No access Pages 215 - 218