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The poor will always be with you, Jesus said - but that doesn't
mean Christians have ever figured out how to be with the poor. Pope
Francis has emphasized a vision of a "Church that is poor and for
the poor." But growing economic inequality continues to spread
across the globe. This book takes a fresh look at the role of
churches, and individual Christians, in relating to poverty and the
poor among them. A strong focus is placed on the biblical and
theological roots of the Church's commitment to care for the poor.
At times praised as a virtue and blessed as a condition, poverty
easily confuses us, and we are often left doing little to nothing
to make a difference with and for the poor. As a social evil and a
burden, poverty has elicited many kinds of reactions among the
followers of Christ. It is time for Christians to figure out what
to do about it. Contributors include Pope Francis, Pheme Perkins,
Sandra M. Schneider, and Thomas Massaro SJ.
Justice After War is aimed especially to both undergraduate and
graduate students, as well as the general audience who want to
understand the significance of a recent development within the just
war tradition, namely, the increasing attention given to the
category of jus post bellum (postwar justice and peace). While
examining the interrelated challenges of moral and social norms in
both political and legal domains, as well as church practices, this
work proposes an innovative methodology for linking theology,
ethics, and social science so that the ideal and the real can
inform each other in the ethics of war and peacebuilding. The main
task of this project, then, is to identify what the author views as
three key themes of jus post bellum, and three practices that are
essential to implementing jus post bellum immediately after a war:
just policing, just punishment, and just political participation.
David Kwon endeavors to challenge the view of those who suggest
that reconciliation, mainly political reconciliation, is the
foremost ambition of jus post bellum. Instead, he attempts to
justify the proposition that achieving just policing, just
punishment, and just political participation are essential to
building a just peace, a peace in which the fundamental
characteristic must be human security. It thus demonstrates that
human security is an oft-neglected theme in the recent discourse of
moral theologians and that a more balanced understanding of jus
post bellum will direct attention to the elements composing human
security in a postwar context.
Including contributions from twenty-two leading moral theologians,
this volume is the most thorough assessment of modern Roman
Catholic social teaching available. In addition to interrogations
of the major documents, it provides insight into the biblical and
philosophical foundations of Catholic social teaching, addresses
the doctrinal issues that arise in such a context, and explores the
social thought leading up to the "modern" era, which is generally
accepted as beginning in 1891 with the publication of Pope Leo
XIII's Rerum Novarum. The book also includes a review of how
Catholic social teaching has been received in the United States and
offers an informed look at the shortcomings and questions that
future generations must address. This second edition includes
revised and updated essays as well as two new commentaries: one on
Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical Caritas in Veritate and one on Pope
Francis's encyclical Laudato Si'. An outstanding reference work for
anyone interested in studying and understanding the key documents
that make up the central corpus of modern Catholic social teaching.
Including contributions from twenty-two leading moral theologians,
this volume is the most thorough assessment of modern Roman
Catholic social teaching available. In addition to interrogations
of the major documents, it provides insight into the biblical and
philosophical foundations of Catholic social teaching, addresses
the doctrinal issues that arise in such a context, and explores the
social thought leading up to the "modern" era, which is generally
accepted as beginning in 1891 with the publication of Pope Leo
XIII's Rerum Novarum. The book also includes a review of how
Catholic social teaching has been received in the United States and
offers an informed look at the shortcomings and questions that
future generations must address. This second edition includes
revised and updated essays as well as two new commentaries: one on
Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical Caritas in Veritate and one on Pope
Francis's encyclical Laudato Si'. An outstanding reference work for
anyone interested in studying and understanding the key documents
that make up the central corpus of modern Catholic social teaching.
Drones have become an essential part of U.S. national security
strategy, but most Americans know little about how they are used,
and we receive conflicting reports about their outcomes. In Drones
and the Ethics of Targeted Killing, ethicist Kenneth R. Himes
provides not only an overview of the role of drones in national
security but also an important exploration of the ethical
implications of drone warfare-from the impact on terrorist
organizations and civilians to how piloting drones shapes soldiers.
Targeted killings have played a role in politics from ancient times
through today, so the ethical challenges around how to protect
against threats are not new. Himes leads readers through the ethics
of targeted killings in history from ancient times to the
contemporary Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then looks specifically
at the new issues raised through the use of drones. This book is a
powerful look at a pressing topic today.
Drones have become an essential part of U.S. national security
strategy, but most Americans know little about how they are used,
and we receive conflicting reports about their outcomes. In Drones
and the Ethics of Targeted Killing, ethicist Kenneth R. Himes
provides not only an overview of the role of drones in national
security but also an important exploration of the ethical
implications of drone warfare-from the impact on terrorist
organizations and civilians to how piloting drones shapes soldiers.
Targeted killings have played a role in politics from ancient times
through today, so the ethical challenges around how to protect
against threats are not new. Himes leads readers through the ethics
of targeted killings in history from ancient times to the
contemporary Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then looks specifically
at the new issues raised through the use of drones. This book is a
powerful look at a pressing topic today.
With an equal emphasis on every word in the title - and with a
distinctly American perspective - Himes and his distinguished
associate editors and contributors, have assembled the most
thorough and authoritative assessment of modern Roman Catholic
social teaching to date, likely to remain the touchstone volume for
decades. This culmination of many years of effort by twenty stellar
scholars has produced a reference work for anyone interested in
understanding or studying the key documents that comprise the
central corpus of Catholic social teaching. In addition to
interrogations of the major documents, this volume provides an
understanding of the biblical and philosophical foundations of
Catholic social teaching, addresses the doctrinal issues that arise
in such a context, and explores the social thought leading up to
the "modern" era, generally accepted as beginning in 1891 with the
publication of Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum. Finally, there is a
review of how Catholic social teaching has been received in the
United States, and an informed look at the shortcomings and
questions that future generations must address. By any standard,
"Modern Catholic Social Teaching" is a remarkable work -
intellectually rigorous and deeply faithful, it provides accessible
and thought-provoking insights into the heart of a belief tradition
that every Catholic will find invaluable.
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