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List of tables and figure viii
Acknowledgements ix
List of abbreviations and acronyms xii
Social Reality and Social Analysis 1
Introduction 3
Justice-seeking in a changing world 3
Catholic approaches 10
Social needs and injustices 13
Structural injustices 13
Action responses 16
Summary 18
Capitalism in a global context 20
The social context 20
Globalization 22
Liberal capitalism 24
Power 29
Secular pluralism 33
Global interdependence 35
Theological Resources 41
The kingdom of God 43
Setting out 43
Jesus' proclamation of the kingdom 44
Political theology 48
Justice in the kingdom of God 53
Secular approaches to justice 58
Concluding reflections 60
Christian citizenship 62
Citizenship 62
Participation 64
Freedom 68
Equality 75
Solidarity 81
Conclusions 83
Catholic social thought 85
Introduction 85
On natural law 87
Historical development of official teaching 91
Key concepts in Catholic social thought 104
Evaluation 107
Theological resources: concluding reflections 112
Justice Issues 115
Human rights 117
Rights and reality 117
The emergence of human rights discourse 118
The right to life and the death penalty 121
The right to legal justice 123
The right to migrate 130
The rights of the weak: racism, sexism and ageism 138
Human rights in Catholic social thought 145
The family 147
The changing context 147
The contemporary family 149
Catholic teaching on the family 150
Gender differentiation 160
Bioethical challenges 163
Concluding reflections 174
Economic life 177
The salience of economic issues 177
Variations in economic systems 181
Developments in Catholic thought 183
Major themes and evaluation 203
Economic justice for all 205
Social exclusion 208
A multidimensional concept 208
Social inequalities in Britain 209
Social exclusion and social analysis 219
Catholic approaches to inequality 223
Contributions from other Christians 235
Towards a Christian response 238
Authentic development 241
International inequalities and injustices 241
Environmental sustainability 246
A critique of liberal capitalism 252
Catholic responses 259
Other Christian responses 279
From amelioration to advocacy 280
War and peace 282
The ubiquity of conflict 282
War, strategy and legitimacy 284
Catholic approaches to war and peace 288
Pacifism and non-violence 301
The just war tradition 304
Organized violence in a global era 306
The arms trade 312
Towards a culture of peace 315
Action Responses 319
Catholic responses to injustices 321
The global social context 321
Scriptural and theological resources 323
Domestic and global interconnectedness 326
A justice and peace network 329
A call to action 336
Selected campaigning organizations 343
References 346
Index 364
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