Catholic Social Doctrine – Footnotes and Further Reading

As promised to the participants, these are the footnotes and suggested readings from my Catholic Social Doctrine course:

Books

• Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (also available at vatican.va)
• Catholic Social Thought: The Documentary Heritage, edited by David J. O’Brien and Thomas A. Shannon
• Caritas in Veritate, by Pope Benedict XVI (also available at vatican.va)
• A Study Guide to Living Charity in Truth, compiled by Woodeene Koenig-Bricker
• Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living Our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life, by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput

Web Sites

• Seven Key Themes of Catholic Social Teaching (USCCB)
• 10 Commandments for the Environment
• Our Catholic Faith in Action (USCCB)
• Education for Justice
• Catholic Coalition on Climate Change
• Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith)
• Faithful Citizenship (USCCB)

Other

• Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (PDF file)
• Summary of Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (PDF file)
• The Vocation of Christians in American Public Life – September 2010 Theology on Tap talk by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput (MP3 file)
• Lectio Divina outline (PDF file)
• Catechist’s Prayer (PDF file)
• The Christian Family and the Evangelization of Children (PDF file)

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