Patristics and Catholic Social Thought

Hermeneutical Models for a Dialogue
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-268-03531-0
Verlag: University of Notre Dame Press

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 457 g

Reihe: Catholic Social Tradition

In Patristics and Catholic Social Thought: Hermeneutical Models for a Dialogue, Brian Matz argues that scholars and proponents of the modern Catholic social tradition can gain from the use of ancient texts for contemporary socially ethical formation. Although it is impossible to expect a one-to-one correspondence between the social ideas of early church theologians, such as Augustine, and those of modern Catholic social thought, this book offers four hermeneutical models that will facilitate a fruitful dialogue between the two worlds. The result is a challenge to modern Christian ethicists to think more deeply about their work in light of the perspective of those who trod a similar path centuries ago.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Matz, Brian

Über Autor(innen)

Brian Matz is associate professor of the history of Christianity and the Archbishop Raymond G. Hunthausen Professor of Peace and Justice at Carroll College. He is author and co-editor of a number of books, including Reading Patristic Texts on Social Ethics: Issues and Challenges for Twenty-First-Century Christian Social Thought (co-edited with Johan Leemans and Johan Verstraeten).