The concept of social justice / edited by Christopher Wolfe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wolfe, Christopher, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice.

Justice.

Social values.

Social justice--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

143 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

South Bend, Indiana : St. Augustine's Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Social justice" is a term heard a great deal today, but what does it mean? It does not appear in pre-nineteenth century classic texts on justice. Is it a social agenda inspired by compassion? Is it a particular set of institutional arrangements to achieve justice? What the term means, and - in some quarters - whether it is even a term worth using, is a matter of controversy.--Back cover.

Contents:

Chapter one. "Is social justice an empty abstraction?" / Jean Bethke Elshtain

Chapter two. "All justice is social but not all justice is social justice" / Nicholas Wolterstorff

Chapter three. "Social justice isn't what you think it is" / Michael Novak

Chapter four. "On the origins of the concept of social justice and a misunderstanding of Aquinas" / John Finnis

Chapter five. "The search for Universal ethics: the church, natural law, and social justice / Joseph Koterski

Chapter six. "Social justice, charity, and Catholic social doctrine" / Robert G. Kennedy

Chapter seven. "The USCCB approach to social justice and the common good" / J. Brian Benestad.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1587311321

9781587311321

OCLC:

1028884493