Research and Scholarship

Annotated Selected Bibliography

TABLE OF CONTENTS (136K PDF)

PART I: SELECTED ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT

GENERAL COMMENTARIES AND REFERENCES

Part I provides annotated bibliography on general introductions, overviews, and commentaries on Catholic Social Thought.

Part I (144K PDF)

PART II :  SELECTED ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTS OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT

Part II provides annotated bibliography on individual documents and their key social ethical themes and principles.

Part II (272K PDF)

  1. Rerum Novarum : The Condition of Labor (Leo XIII, 1891)
  2. Quadragesimo Anno: After Forty Years (Pius XI, 1931)
  3. Mater et Magistra: Christianity and Social Progress (John XXXIII, 1961)
  4. Pacem in Terris: Peace on Earth (John XXXIII, 1963)
  5. Dignitatis Humanae: Declaration on Religious Freedom (Vatican II, 1965)
  6. Gaudium et Spes: Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Vatican II, 1965)
  7. Populorum Progressio: On the Development of Peoples (Paul VI, 1967)
  8. Octogesima Adveniens: A Call to Action on the Eightieth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum
    (Paul VI, 1971)
  9. Justitia in Mundo: Justice in the World (Synod of Bishops, 1971)
  10. Familiaris Consortio: Apostolic Exhortation on the Family (John Paul II, 1981)
  11. Laborem Exercens: On Human Work (John Paul II, 1981)
  12. Sollicitudo Rei Socialis: On Social Concern (John Paul II. 1987)
  13. Centisimus Annus: On the Hundredth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum (John Paul II, 1991)
  14. The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response (U.S. Catholic Bishops, 1983)
  15. Economic Justice for All (U.S. Catholic Bishops, 1986)

Part III: SELECTED ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT AND RELATED SOCIAL ISSUES

Part III provides bibliography on Catholic Social Thought and Related Social Issues. The list includes books and articles which deal explicitly on Catholic Social Thought in relation to social issues and  others which make no  reference to Catholic Social Thought but are consistent with its ethos and may be related to the social ethical principles of  individual documents in Part II. For the purpose of the Paluse Mission-Related Research award, it is recommended that books and articles of both kinds be used for a rich research on social issues from the perspective of Catholic Social Thought and from the lens of human sciences.

Part III (424K PDF)

  1. Common Good
  2. Ecclesiology and Social Justice
  3. Environmental Ethics
  4. Faith, Religion, and Culture
  5. Feminist Theology and Feminist Social Ethics
  6. Globalization, Economics, and Social Justice
  7. Global Health Ethics
  8. Human Rights
  9. Interreligious Dialogue
  10. Justice, Peace, and Love
  11. Poverty
  12. Racism
  13. Religion, Politics, and Ethics
  14. Sacred Scriptures and Social Justice
  15.  War and Peace