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Zusatztext "Ms Cullen's critique throws down some bold challenges not only to Church but to government... Philomena Cullen's critique raises important questions for the Church about its view of the family" Paul Donovan, The Universe, October 2007 Informationen zum Autor Philomena Cullen is the Social Policy Co-ordinator of Caritas-Social Action in England and Wales, UK. Trained in theology, philosophy and social studies, she is also a qualified social worker. She was educated at New College, Oxford University and at Durham University, UK. Bernard Hoose lectures in Christian Ethics at Heythrop College, University of London, UK. His publications include Proportionalism: The American Debate and its European Roots, (Georgetown University Press) 1987, Received Wisdom? Reviewing the Role of Tradition in Christian Ethics (Geoffrey Chapman, 1994). He is editor of Christian Ethics: An Introduction (Cassell, 1998), Authority in the Roman Catholic Church (Ashgate, 2002) and Authority in Roman Catholicism (Matthew James, 2002). He presently serves on the Theology Commission of Caritas-Social Action . 'Gerard Mannion is the Amaturo Professor in Catholic Studies at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, where he is also a Senior Research Fellow of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. He serves as chair of the Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network (www.ei-research.net) and is editor of the Bloomsbury Series, Ecclesiological Investigations ' Vorwort An examination of the social issues facing the church today. Zusammenfassung Combining theory and practice, this book explores issues facing the church and its role in society and the relationship between Theology, Social Justice and Social Spirituality. It looks at how the church identifies its social priorities today, allocates its resource, shapes, and facilitates and governs its practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: Duncan Maclaren, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis Foreword: Bishop Christopher Budd, Plymouth Diocese Introduction: Caritas in Theory and Practice Part I: Theological Explorations in Social Justice and Social Spirituality 1. Spirituality and Morality in a Social Context - Bernard Hoose 2. Christian Social Spirituality: A Global Perspectives - Peter C Phan 3. Benedict XVI's Deus Caritas Est and Social Action - Tissa Balasuriya 4. Searching for the Faith to do Justice - Judith A Merkle 5. Working and Being: Social Justice and a Theology for Workers - Gerard Mannion 6. Embracing Leisure - Jayne Hoose 7. Social Justice in Protestant Thought - Duncan B Forrester Part II: The Practice of Social Spirituality 1. The Nature of the Catholic Advocate - Sir Stephen Wall 2. Hearing the Cry of the Poor - John Battle MP 3. Ethic, Business and Managers - Hans Kung, 4. Rights of the Child - Jim Richards 5. Social Justice and the Open Family - Philomena Cullen 6. The Key is Empathy - Shelia Cassidy, 7. Discerning the Signs of Our Times: Who Owns Catholic Social Teaching and Who Should Own Up to It?- Noel Timms ...
