Course Guide for REL 225 Catholic Social Thought and Practice

Reserve materials

Reserve readings/chapters can be found on e-reserve.  Please see the e-reserves link for reserve readings .   Materials in other formats such as books, dvds, or videos, may be available physically in the library.  Check the Reserve Desk link in Cavalog. 

Recommended Reference Books  

Reference books are available on the main floor in the Reference collection. 

• Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy ( Ref BX 1753 .E595) Sample view:Encyclopedia of Catholic social thought.pdf

Recommended Journals

Journal of Catholic Social Thought - HSL has print holdings from 2005 to present

American Catholic Sociological Review - Access from the Journals tab on the Library's Homepage

Journal of Religion and Society 

Religion and Liberty

Useful Websites

Catholic Encyclopedia 

Religious Questions

Saints Questions

Circulating Books  

You can find books to check out by searching Cavalog.  

Possible search terms: "Catholic social thought" "faith justice" "Christian sociology"

Recommended Books include:

American Catholic Thought on Social Questions (BX1753 .A6 1968)  

Catholic Social Teaching, 1891-Present: A Historical, Theological, and Ethical Analysis (BX1753 .C865 2002)

Catholic Social Teaching: Learning and Living Justice (BX1753 .P43 2000)

Catholic Social Teaching: Our Best Kept Secret (BX1753 .H46 2003)

Catholic Social Thought: Twilight or Renaissance? (BX1753 .C383 2000)

The Courage to be Catholic: Crisis, Reform, and the Future of the Church (BX1406.2 .W43 2002)

Credible Signs of Christ Alive: Case Studies from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (HN37 .C3 H582 2003)

Doing Faithjustice: An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought (BX1753 .K34 1991)

Essential Catholic Social Thought (BX1753 .B665 2008)

An Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching (BX1753 .C414 1999)

Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action (BX1753 .M354 2000) 

The New Faithful: Why Young Adults are Embracing Christian Orthodoxy (BV4529.2 .C37 2002)

Responses to 101 Questions on Catholic Social Teaching (BX1753 .H54 2001)

Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions (BX1753 .S486 1998 OVERSIZE)

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