Integral Human Development : Catholic Social Teaching and the Capability Approach / edited by Séverine Deneulin and Clemens Sedmak.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Deneulin, Séverine, editor.

Sedmak, Clemens, 1971- editor.

Series:

Kellogg Institute series on democracy and development.

Kellogg Institute Series on Democracy and Development Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sen, Amartya, 1933-.

Sen, Amartya.

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Christian sociology--Catholic Church.

Christian sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This volume brings into conversation two major moral traditions in the social sciences and humanities that offer common areas for understanding, interpreting, and transforming the world. Over the last decade, moral theologians who work on issues of poverty, social justice, human rights, and political institutions have been finding inspiration in the capability approach (CA). Conversely, social scientists who have been working on issues of poverty and social justice from a CA perspective have been finding elements in the Catholic social tradition (CST) to overcome some of the limitations of the CA, such as its vagueness regarding what counts as a valuable human life and its strong individual focus. Integral Human Development brings together for the first time social scientists and theologians in dialogue over their respective uses of CST and CA. The contributors discuss what their mutual grounds are, where they diverge, and where common areas of collaboration and transformative action can be found. The contributors offer a critical analysis of CA from the perspective of theology. They also provide an original account of CST. The book offers a broader historical, biblical, social, economic, political, and ecological understanding of CST than that which is currently available in the CST literature. The book will interest students and practitioners in global affairs, development studies, or the social sciences who seek to better understand the Catholic tradition and its social teachings and what they can offer to address current socio-environmental challenges." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Series Editors

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Promoting Integral Human Development: Catholic Social Teaching and the Capability Approach

Part 1: Foundations

One. The Anthropologies of Catholic Social Tought and the Capability Approach

Two. Orthodox Personhood: Clarifying the Anthropological Presuppositions of Human Development

Three. Freedom and Agency: A Conceptual Exploration within Catholic Social Teaching and the Capability Approach

Four. Dignity and Community in the Capability Approach and Catholic Social Teaching

Five. Persistent Gender Inequality: Why Catholic Social Teaching Needs the Capability Approach

Six. Integral Ecology: Autonomy, the Common Inheritance of the Earth, and Creation Theology

Seven. Caring for the Earth: Challenges for Catholic Social Teaching and the Capability Approach

Part 2: Common Ground for Action

Eight. Development as Freedom Together: Human Dignity and Human Rights in Catholic Social Teaching and the Capability Approach

Nine. Encounter and Agency: An Account of a Grassroots Organization in Uganda

Ten. Agency, Power, and Ecological Conversion: The Case of the Conflict-Free Technology Campaign

Eleven. Integral Human Development: A Role for Children's Savings Accounts?

Twelve. A Preferential Option for the Poor and Solidarity in Practice: A Salzburg Initiative to Combat Child Poverty in Romania

Thirteen. Combining the Capability Approach and Catholic Social Teaching to Promote Integral Human Development

Conclusion

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780268205720

0268205728

9780268205690

0268205698