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Readings in Christian Social Thought

Beisner, E. Calvin
Beisner, E. Calvin. Prosperity and Poverty. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 1988.
 
Boff, Leonardo and Clodovis
Boff, Leonardo and Clodovis. Salvation and Liberation. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1987.
 
Buttiglione, Rocco
Buttiglione, Rocco. Karol Wojtyla: The Thought of the Man Who Became Pope John Paul II. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1997.

Catechism of the Catholic Church. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press, 1994.

Cronin, John F
Cronin, John F. Catholic Social Principles. Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1950.
 
Gay, Craig M
Gay, Craig M. With Liberty and Justice for Whom? The Recent Evangelical Debate Over Capitalism. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1991.
 
Grasso, Kenneth L
Grasso, Kenneth L., Gerard V. Bradley, and Robert P. Hunt, eds. Catholicism, Liberalism, and Communitarianism: The Catholic Intellectual Traditions and the Moral Foundations of Democracy. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1995.
 
Gregg, Samuel
Gregg, Samuel. Challenging the Modern World: Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II and the Development of Catholic Social Teaching. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, 1999.
 
Gutierrez, Gustavo
Gutierrez, Gustavo. A Theology of Liberation. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1973.
 
Henry, Carl F
Henry, Carl F. Aspects of Christian Social Ethics. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1964.
 
John XXIII, Pope
John XXIII, Pope. Encyclical Letter Mater et Magistra ("Christianity and Social Progress,"1961). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.
 
John Paul II, Pope
John Paul II, Pope. Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus ("On 100 years," 1991). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.
John Paul II, Pope. Encyclical Letter Sollicitudo Rei Socialis ("On Social Concern," 1987). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.
John Paul II, Pope. Encyclical Letter Laborem Exercens. ("On Human Work," 1981). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.
 
Kuyper, Abraham
Kuyper, Abraham. Lectures on Calvinism. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994 (1899).
 
Leo XIII, Pope
Leo XIII, Pope. Encyclical Letter Rerum Novarum ("On the Condition of the Working Classes," 1891). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.
 
Marshall, Paul
Marshall, Paul. Thine is the Kingdom: A Biblical Perspective on the Nature of Government and Politics Today. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1984.
 
Messner, Johannes
Messner, Johannes. Social Ethics: Natural Law in the Modern World. St. Louis: B. Herder, 1965.
 
Murray, John Courtney, S.J.
Murray, John Courtney, S.J. We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1960.
 
Nash, Ronald H
Nash, Ronald H. Social Justice and the Christian Church. Milford, Mich.: Mott Media, Inc., 1983.
 
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Economic Justice for All. Washington, D.C.: Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, 1986.
 
Neuhaus, Richard John
Neuhaus, Richard John. Doing Well and Doing Good: The Challenge to the Christian Capitalist. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
 
O'Brien, David J. and Thomas A. Shannon
O'Brien, David J. and Thomas A. Shannon, eds. Renewing the Earth: Catholic Documents on Peace, Justice, and Liberation. Garden City, N.J.: Image Books, 1977.
 
Olasky, Marvin
Olasky, Marvin. The Tragedy of American Compassion. Washington, D.C.: Regnery, 1992.
 
Paul VI, Pope
Paul VI, Pope. Encyclical Letter Populorum Progressio ("On the Development of Peoples," 1967). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.
 
Pius XI, Pope
Pius XI, Pope. Encyclical Letter Quadragesimo Anno ("On Social Reconstruction," 1931). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.

Social Thought, Vol. 20, Peter C. Phan, ed. Message of the Fathers of the Church. Wilmington, Del.: Michael Glazer, 1984.

Van Til, Henry R
Van Til, Henry R. The Calvinistic Concept of Culture. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1959.
 
Weigel, George
Weigel, George, ed. A New Worldly Order: John Paul II and Human Freedom. Lanham, Md.: Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1992.
Weigel, George. Soul of the World. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996.
 
Wogaman, J. Philip
Wogaman, J. Philip. Economics and Ethics. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1986.

 

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