Church, State, and Society: An Introduction to Catholic Social Doctrine: 3 (Catholic Moral Thought)

Church, State, and Society explains the nuanced understanding of human dignity and the common good found in the Catholic intellectual tradition.It makes the case that liberal-arts education is an essential part of the common good because it helps people understand their dignity and all that justice requires. The book is divided into four parts. The first treats key themes of social life: the dignity of the human person, human rights, natural law, and the common good.Part two focuses on the three principal mediating institutions of civil society: the family, the Church, and the Catholic university.Part three considers the economy, work, poverty, immigration, and the environment, while part four focuses on the international community and just war principles.The conclusion discusses tension between Catholic Social Doctrine and liberal democracy. This second edition contains new chapters on religious liberty, cooperation with evil, issues around gender ideology, and contemporary questions