Professor & Reference/Instruction Librarian
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8608
USA
dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu
In-Class Padlet Activity - TH 3352 B - Fall 2023
- In-Class TH 3352 B Padlet Activity - Fall 2023Results from In-Class library padlet activity in TH 3352 B - Catholic Social Ethics class - Fall 2023.
In-Class Padlet Activity - TH 3352 A - Fall 2023
- In-Class TH 3352 A Padlet Activity - Fall 2023Results from In-Class library padlet activity in TH 3352 A - Catholic Social Ethics class - Fall 2023.
Catholic Social Teaching: Background
What is Catholic Social Teaching?
"Catholic Social Teaching is the tradition of thought in which the Church seeks to advance justice in the world by engaging social, cultural, political and economic realities in our day. Thus, Catholic Social Teaching is both fitting and essential to the Catholic university's mission: the education and formation of its students, the research it undertakes, and the conduct of its corporate and institutional life." [1]
Through papal, conciliar, and episcopal documents the Church articulates its reflection on a given social reality and critics these realities based on the Catholic faith tradition. Thus the faithful of the church make an attempt to bring to life these teachings through loving action. This teachings are very organic, much like society; as society changes and new challenges develop so to does Catholic Social Teaching trying to respond to the current challenges and joys being faced by a given society.
Catholic Social Teaching and the Marianist University
"The Marianist approach to higher education is deeply committed to the common good. The intellectual life itself is undertaken as a form of service in the interest of justice and peace, and the university curriculum is designed to connect the classroom with the wider world. In addition, Marianist universities extend a special concern for the poor and marginalized and promote the dignity, rights and responsibilities of all peoples." [2]
Washington, D.C., original previously available at http://www.accunet.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3614
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Catholic Higher Education - Embracing Social Justice
Catholic Social Teaching Books in Blume Library
From the Heart of the Church: The Catholic Social Tradition by Call Number: BX1753.M46 2004Publication Date: 2004The Catholic social tradition is one of thinking and acting. From the Heart of the Church provides a view of the social encyclical tradition within a broader understanding of Catholic theology.
Rethinking Poverty: Income, Assets, and the Catholic Social Justice Tradition by Call Number: BX1795.C66 G76 2010Publication Date: 2010
Violence, Transformation, and the Sacred: "They Shall Be Called Children of God" by Call Number: BT 736.15 .V497 2011Publication Date: 2012
Intra-University Generated Resources
- The Immorality of Inequality and Catholic Social TeachingBrief historical overview of Catholic Social Teaching, presented by Bro. Brian Halderman, S.M., at the Spring 2012 President's Peace Commission program, "99%: The Struggle for Democratic Equality."
Campus Contacts
Diane Duesterhoeft
Reference/Instruction Librarian
Louis J. Blume Library
210-436-3346
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8608 USA
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