Option for the Poor; a Hundred Years of Vatican Social Teaching

Dorr, Donal

Religion & Spirituality

Orbis

Spirituality and justice

Orbis Books

Since its first publication in 1983, this book studies Catholic social teaching. The general aim of the book is to examine how this teaching developed since the latter decades of the 19th century and to determine in what sense, and to what extent, a consistent organic tradition has been developed. The more specific aim is to examine the extent to which, during this period, the official teaching of the Church was a defence of the poor and powerless in society and an encouragement to them in the struggle for justice. In this revised edition, new material on colonialism, decolonization and on the concept of development is included. A chapter covers the period 1982-92 and includes an extended treatment of the two social encyclicals "Sollicitudo Rei Socialis" and "Centesimus Annus" as well as a shorter account of the encyclical "Redemptoris Missio", the two Vatican documents on Liberation Theology, the papal documents on ecology and women and a variety of other material.

Option for the Poor: One Hundred Years of Vatican Social Teaching

Gill Macmillan Ltd

Option for the Poor: A Hundred Years of Vatican Social Teaching

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Examines the relationship between the personal and social aspects of the Christian faith and discusses the role of Christianity in the struggle for justice

Spirituality and Justice

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Integral Spirituality: Resources for Community, Justice, Peace, and the Earth

Christian Books & Bibles

Only minor shelf wear. Otherwise this is a good clean copy, its contents are intact and unsoiled.

The Social Justice Agenda: Justice, Ecology, Power, and the Church

Donal Dorr, an Irish missionary priest, has taught theology and philosophy in Ireland and has been a pastoral teacher many African countries as well as Brazil. His other books include Spirituality and Justice, Integral Spirituality, and The Social Justice Agenda.

Attempts to cultivate common spiritual ground between traditional Christian groups and various New Age spiritualities, with discussions of Jungian psychology, the Enneagram, and the Celestine Prophecy

Divine Energy: God Beyond Us, Within Us, Among Us

Liguori Pubns

This study focuses on conversion and holiness in the teaching of John Wesley, because his contribution to the understanding of the Christian faith and to the life of the Church was made primarily through his teaching and preaching on these topics. These are the two areas where Wesley’s theology is distinctive and at times controversial. The book contains twenty-four relatively short chapters, each devoted to one specific topic. The first chapter of the book gives a fairly short account of Wesley’s spiritual journey in order to provide a background for the remaining chapters. Chapters 2 to 15 are devoted to the central topics in Wesley’s teaching—topics to which he devoted most of his time and energy. These include The Corruption of the World, Salvation by Grace Alone, Faith, Witness of the Spirit, Regeneration, Holiness, Good Works by the Christian, Sin in the Christian, and Entire Sanctification. Chapters 16 to 21 deal with topics which were not normally the main subject of Wesley’s preaching, but which formed part of the background to his teaching and on which, when necessary, he expressed definite views. These topics include Atonement, Prevenient Grace, Good Works before Conversion, Wesley’s Arminianism, and Baptism. In all of the above chapters the author offers a detailed analysis of the teaching of Wesley, supported by a very large number of references to his many writings. These references are given in footnotes rather than endnotes so that readers can have easy access to them. The author also gives very many references to the views of Wesleyan scholars of past and present. However, these references are confined to the footnotes, in order to ensure that the main text is based entirely on the teaching of Wesley himself. The final section of the book contains three chapters which offer the author’s own reflections on the Wesley legacy. He focuses on three major themes in Wesleyan theology—sola gratia (grace alone), sanctification, and assurance. He suggests that Wesley’s teaching on these issues is of enduring value and are particularly relevant for Christians today. A particularly interesting point is the fact that Wesley’s understanding of “sola gratia” provides a solid basis for the recent official and historic agreement between the Methodist, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic Churches on this issue which had been the central point of divergence at the time of the Reformation. A further point of interest is the author’s emphasis on the importance of Wesley’s teaching on the Witness of the Spirit. He suggests that this emphasis on immediate religious experience is an important affirmation of a key aspect of the Christian faith—one which Christian leaders and scholars have often failed to emphasize. He suggests that this crucial Wesleyan theme finds echoes in certain recent strands in various Christian Churches, particularly in charismatic renewal and Ignatian discernment.

Conversion and Holiness: The Teaching of John Wesley

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Option for the Poor; a Hundred Years of Vatican Social Teaching

Spirituality and justice

Option for the Poor: One Hundred Years of Vatican Social Teaching

Option for the Poor: A Hundred Years of Vatican Social Teaching

Spirituality and Justice

Integral Spirituality: Resources for Community, Justice, Peace, and the Earth

The Social Justice Agenda: Justice, Ecology, Power, and the Church

Option for the Poor: A Hundred Years of Vatican Social Teaching

Divine Energy: God Beyond Us, Within Us, Among Us

Conversion and Holiness: The Teaching of John Wesley