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1 online resource (xviii, 272 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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CUA studies in early Christianity
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CUA studies in early Christianity.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-263) and index. |
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"The contributions for this volume emerged out of an expert seminar on the theme of the Church Fathers and Catholic social thought held in Leuven in 2007"--Page vii. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Approaching patristic socio-ethical texts: 1. Texts that create a future : the function of ancient texts for theology today / Reimund Bieringer -- 2. Challenges in approaching patristic texts from the perspective of contemporary Catholic social teaching / Pauline Allen -- pt. II. Contexts for patristic socio-ethical texts: 3. Social ethics and moral discourse in late antiquity / Peter Van Nuffelen -- 4. Wealth, poverty, and eschatology : pre-Constantine Christian social thought and the hope for the world to come / Helen Rhee -- 5. Audience(s) for patristic social teaching : a case study / Wendy Mayer -- pt. III. Issues in patristic and Catholic social thought: 6. Out of the fitting room : rethinking patristic social texts on "the common good" / Susan R. Holman -- 7. "That which has been wrung from tears" : usury, the Greek fathers, and Catholic social teaching / Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen -- 8. Principle of detachment from private property in Basil of Caesarea's Homily 6 and its context / Brian Matz -- 9. Social justice in Lactantius's Divine Institutes : an exploration / Thomas Hughson -- pt. IV. Reflections on the theme: 10. Church fathers and Catholic social thought : reflections on the symposium / Richard Schenk -- 11. The (im)possible dialogue between patristics and Catholic social thought : limits, possibilities, and a way forward / Johan Leemans, Johan Verstraeten. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Christian literature, Early -- History and criticism.
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Christian literature, Early. |
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Fathers of the church.
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Fathers of the church. |
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Christian sociology -- Catholic Church.
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Christian sociology -- Catholic Church. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Leemans, Johan, 1965- editor.
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Matz, Brian J., editor.
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Verstraeten, Johan, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Reading patristic texts on social ethics. Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, ©2011 9780813218595 (DLC) 2010040746 (OCoLC)667873250 |
| ISBN |
9780813219103 (electronic book) |
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0813219108 (electronic book) |
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9780813218595 |
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0813218594 |
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