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St. John Vianney Theological Seminary
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING (THEO 5230)
(Spring 2010)
C. Brugger
Reserve Readings:
- E. Christian Brugger, "Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching," Josephinum Journal of Theology, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Summer/Fall 2004), 182-215.
- K. Marx, F. Engels. The Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 and the Communist Manifesto, Prometheus Books (March, 1988), pp. 19-31, 35-43, 69-84, 93-97, 203-243.
- József Lukács, "The Problem of Poverty and the Poor in Catholic Social Teaching: A Marxist Perspective" (~1970) in Official Catholic Social Teaching (Readings in Moral Theology no. 5), eds. Curran and McCormick (Paulist Press, 1986), 301-312.
- Leo XIII, Rerum novarum (Encyclical On the Condition of the Working Classes) (1891)
- Pope Pius XII, The Internal Order of States and People, Christmas Message of 1942.
- John Cornwell, Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII (excerpts)
- Ronald J. Rychlak, Hitler, the War, and the Pope (Genesis Press, 2000), ch. 18 and Epilogue, pp. 249-307.
- John XXIII, Mater et Magistra (Christianity and Social Progress) (1961) Pacem in terris (Peace on Earth) (1963)
- John XXIII, Pacem in Terris (Encyclical On Establishing Universal Peace In Truth, Justice, Charity, and Liberty) (1963)
- U.N. General Assembly, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
- Mary Ann Glendon, "The Sources of ‘Rights Talk'" Commonweal *note from the library, this link will work on-campus, or with username and password supplied by the librarian*
- C. Brugger, "Bioethical Controversies and the Language of Rights," Global Virtue Ethics Review, vol. 5, no. 1 (April 2004), Electronic Journal
- Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes, nos. 23-46, 53-93
- Paul VI, Populorum Progressio (Encyclical On the Development of Peoples) (1968)
- Paul VI, Octogesima Adveniens (Encyclical On 80th anniv. of Rerum Novarum) (1971)
- Paul VI, Evangelii Nuntiandi (Apostolic Exhortation On Evangelization in the Modern World) (1975)
- John Paul II, Laborem Exercens (On Human Work: 90th Anniv. Rerum Novarum) (1981)
- CDF, Libertatis Nuntius (Instruction on Certain Aspects of the "Theology of Liberation") (1984)
- CDF, Libertatis Conscientia (Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation) (1986)
- Joseph Ratzinger, The Ratzinger Report (Ignatius, 1985), ch. 12, pp. 169-190.
- G. Gutiérrez, A Theology of Liberation, Intro. to the Revised Ed. (Orbis Books, 1988), pp. xvii-xlvi.
- John Paul II, Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (20th Anniversary of Populorum Progressio) (1987)
- John Paul II, Centesimus Annus (100th anniversary of Rerum novarum) (1991)
- Michael Novak, "Schindler's Conversion: The Catholic Right Accepts Pluralism," Communio 19 (Spring 1992), 145-163.
- David L. Schindler, "Christology and the Church's ‘Worldly' Mission: Response to Michael Novak," Communio (Spring 1992), 164-178.
- David L. Schindler, "Neoconservative Economics and the Church's ‘Authentic Theology of Integral Human Liberation," in John Paul II and Moral Theology (Readings in Moral Theology) eds., Curran and McCormick (Paulist Press 1998), 340-351
- George Weigel, "The New ‘New Things'," in John Paul II and Moral Theology (Readings in Moral Theology) eds., Curran and McCormick (Paulist Press 1998), 310-326.
- Mark Lowery, "The Schindler/Weigel debate: An Appraisal," Communio 18 (Fall, 1991), 425-438.
- George Weigel, "Response to Lowery," Communio, 18 (Fall, 1991), 439-449
- David L. Schindler, "Response to Mark Lowery," Communio, 18 (Fall, 1991), 450-472.
- David L. Schindler, "Is America Bourgeios?" Communio, 14 (Fall, 1987), 262-290.
- W. Norris, Clarke, S.J., "Freedom, Equality, Dignity of the Human Person: The Roots of Liberal Democracy," The Catholic Social Science Review, vol. 9, 2004, pp. 61-66.
- Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate (On Integral Human Develop. in Charity & Truth) (2009)
SEMESTER SCHEDULE OF TOPICS AND READINGS
(Spring 2010)
Class 1: Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching
Required Reading:
- Brugger, Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching, 182-215.
Class 2: The Marxist Critique of Social Inequities
Required readings:
- Karl Marx, The Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 (excerpts)
- Karl Marx & Frederick Engels, The Communist Manifesto (1848) (full text)
- József Lukács, The Problem of Poverty and the Poor in Catholic Social Teaching: A Marxist Perspective (~1970), 301-312.
Class 3: The Social Pontificate of Leo XIII
Required Reading:
- Rerum Novarum (Encyclical On the Condition of the Working Classes) (1891)
- Charles, ch. 16
Class 4: The Social Pontificate of Pius XI
Required Reading:
- Quadragesimo Anno (On Reconstruction of the Social Order: 40th aniv. of Rerum) (1931)
- Charles, ch. 18
Suggested Reading:
- Mit Brennender Sorge (Encyclical On the Church and the German Reich) (1937)
- Divini Redemptoris (Encyclical On Atheistic Communism) (1937)
Class 5 The Social Pontificate of Pius XII; Pius and the Jews
Required Reading:
- John Cornwell, Hitler's Pope (excerpts)
- Ronald J. Rychlak, Hitler, the War, and the Pope, ch. 18 and Epilogue, pp. 249-307.
Suggested Reading:
- Pope Pius XII, The Internal Order of States and People, Christmas Message of 1942.
- Peter Gumpel, S.J., Cornwell's Pope: A Nasty Caricature of a Noble and Saintly Man (pdf)
Other texts defending Pope Pius XII:
- Rabbi David G. Dalin, The Myth of Hitler's Pope: Pope Pius XII and His Secret War Against Nazi Germany (Regnery Publishing, 2005)
- Ronald J. Rychlak, Righteous Gentiles: How Pius XII And the Catholic Church Saved Half a Million Jews from the Nazis (Spence, 2005).
- Margherita Marchione, Consensus and Controversy: Defending Pope Pius XII (Paulist, 2002)
, Did Pope Pius XII Help the Jews? (Paulist, 2007)
- Ralph McInerny, Defamation of Pius XII (St. Augustine Press, 2001)
Class 6: The Social Pontificate of John XXIII
Required Reading:
- Mater et Magistra (Encyclical On Christianity and Social Progress) (1961)
- Charles, ch. 20
- U.N. General Assembly, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Suggested Reading:
- Pacem in Terris (Encyclical On Establishing Universal Peace In Truth, Justice, Charity, and Liberty) (1963)
- Mary Ann Glendon, "The Sources of ‘Rights Talk'" Commonweal
- C. Brugger, "Bioethical Controversies and the Language of Rights," Global Virtue Ethics Review (April 2004)
Class 7: Vatican II: Gaudium et Spes
Required Readings:
- Gaudium et Spes
- Charles, chs. 21-22
Class 8: The Social Pontificate of Paul VI
Required Readings:
- Populorum Progressio (Encyclical On the Development of Peoples) (1968)
- Octogesima Adveniens (Encyclical On 80th anniv. of Rerum Novarum) (1971)
- Charles, ch. 23.
Suggested Reading:
- Evangelii Nuntiandi (Apostolic Exhortation On Evangelization in the Modern World) (1975)
Class 9: The Social Pontificate of John Paul II
Required Readings:
- Laborem Exercens (On Human Work: 90th Anniv. Rerum Novarum) (1981)
- Centesimus Annus (100th anniversary of Rerum novarum) (1991)
- Charles, chs. 25, 27
Suggested Reading:
- Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (20th Anniversary of Populorum Progressio) (1987)
Class 10: The Problem of Liberation Theology
Required Readings:
- Joseph Ratzinger, The Ratzinger Report (Ignatius, 1985), ch. 12, pp. 169-190.
- Libertatis Nuntius (Instruct. on Certain Aspects of "Theology of Liberation") (1984)
- Libertatis Conscientia (Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation) (1986)
(highly) Suggested Reading:
- G. Gutiérrez, A Theology of Liberation, Intro. to the revised ed. (1988)
Class 11: Catholicism and Democratic Capitalism: Are they Compatible?
Catholic Neo-Conservatives / Schindler Debate
Required Readings:
- Michael Novak, Schindler's Conversion: The Catholic Right Accepts Pluralism (1992), 145-163.
- David L. Schindler, Christology and the Church's ‘Worldly' Mission: Response to Michael Novak (1992), 164-178.
- George Weigel, The New ‘New Things' (1992), 310-326.
- David L. Schindler, Neoconservative Economics and the Church's ‘Authentic Theology of Integral Human Liberation (1996), 340-351.
Additional Readings:
- Mark Lowery, The Schindler/Weigel Debate: An Appraisal (1991), 425-438.
- George Weigel, Response to Lowery (1991), 439-449
- David L. Schindler, Response to Mark Lowery (1991), 450-472.
- David L. Schindler, Is America Bourgeios? (1987), 262-290.
- W. Norris, Clarke, S.J., Freedom, Equality, Dignity of the Human Person: The Roots of Liberal Democracy
Class 12: The Social Pontificate of Benedict XVI
Required Readings:
- Caritas in Veritate (On Integral Human Development in Charity and Truth) (2009)
Class 13: Class Presentations
Class 14: Class Presentations (During Regularly Scheduled Exam Period)