| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Overview of the Text | p. 2 |
| The Development of Catholic Social Thought | p. 5 |
| Definitions and Terms | p. 6 |
| The Major Documents of Catholic Social Teaching | p. 7 |
| History and Development | p. 11 |
| Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) | p. 11 |
| Christian Scriptures (New Testament) | p. 12 |
| The First Six Centuries - The Patristic Period | p. 15 |
| The Medieval Period (600-1453) | p. 18 |
| The Reformation and the Age of Conquest (1492-1740) | p. 23 |
| The Church Confronts the Industrial Age (1740-1958) | p. 25 |
| The Reactionary Period (1740-1878) | p. 26 |
| The Reform Period (1878-1958) | p. 27 |
| The Period of Transformation (1958-present) | p. 28 |
| Conclusion | p. 32 |
| Changes in the Theoretical Foundations of Catholic Social Teaching | p. 32 |
| Different Understandings of the Church | p. 34 |
| Questions for Reflection and Discussion | p. 35 |
| Faithful Citizenship: The Church and Politics | p. 36 |
| A Theological Basis for a Relationship between Faith and Politics | p. 37 |
| A Private Faith versus a Public Faith | p. 37 |
| The Politicization of the Church | p. 40 |
| John Courtney Murray and the Contemporary Relationship between Church and State | p. 41 |
| The Church and the World: The Social Mission of the Church | p. 46 |
| Christianity and Social Progress | p. 46 |
| Peace on Earth | p. 48 |
| Vatican II's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World | p. 49 |
| Paul VI and A Call to Action | p. 50 |
| John Paul II: Unimplemented Innovations | p. 51 |
| Justice in the World | p. 53 |
| Paul VI's Evangelization in the Modern World | p. 55 |
| Benedict XVI: Charity Is Constitutive of the Church's Mission | p. 56 |
| Values and Principles That Guide the Church's Approach to Public Policy | p. 57 |
| Human Dignity, Realized in Community | p. 58 |
| The Common Good | p. 59 |
| Participation | p. 60 |
| Solidarity, Subsidiarity, and Socialization | p. 60 |
| Social Sin and Structures of Injustice | p. 62 |
| Option for the Poor | p. 63 |
| Human Rights | p. 63 |
| Torture: A Clear Violation of Human Rights | p. 65 |
| Immigration: A Case of Human Rights in Conflict | p. 67 |
| Political Advocacy | p. 70 |
| Conclusion | p. 76 |
| Questions for Reflection and Discussion | p. 77 |
| Economic Justice | p. 78 |
| César Chávez and La Causa | p. 78 |
| The Dignity of Work, the Priority of Labor, and the Rights of Workers | p. 82 |
| The Dignity of Human Work as Based in the Dignity of the Worker | p. 84 |
| The Priority of Labor over Capital | p. 84 |
| The Rights of Workers | p. 85 |
| A Spirituality of Work | p. 87 |
| The Social Purpose of Private Property and Material Possessions | p. 87 |
| The Preferential Option for the Poor | p. 89 |
| Authentic Development as a Response to Global Poverty | p. 95 |
| A Tough Read | p. 98 |
| Bono: Activist for a World without Poverty | p. 99 |
| Conclusion | p. 101 |
| Questions for Reflection and Discussion | p. 102 |
| War and Peace | p. 103 |
| A Brief History of Christian Thought on War and Peace | p. 103 |
| Pacifism/Nonviolence | p. 103 |
| Just War | p. 104 |
| Jus ad Bellum - Why and When Recourse to War Is Morally Permitted | p. 105 |
| Jus in hello - Restraints on How the War Is Fought, the Conduct during the War | p. 105 |
| Crusade/Holy War | p. 106 |
| Catholic Social Teaching on War and Peace during the World Wars | p. 107 |
| Benedict XV and World War I | p. 107 |
| Pius XI and the Rise of Totalitarianism | p. 109 |
| Pius XII and World War II | p. 109 |
| Catholic Social Thought on War and Peace in the First Half of the Twentieth Century | p. 111 |
| Catholic Social Teaching on War and Peace during the Cold War (1945-90) | p. 114 |
| The Catholic Peace Movement | p. 116 |
| John Paul II and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in the Post-Cold War World | p. 131 |
| Issues in Catholic Thought on War and Peace after September 11, 2001 | p. 132 |
| Controversies and Developments in the Just War Tradition | p. 133 |
| Just Peacemaking as a Normative, Supplemental Paradigm | p. 136 |
| Questions for Reflection and Discussion | p. 138 |
| A Consistent Ethic of Life and Care for the Earth | p. 139 |
| Cardinal Bernardin and the Consistent Ethic | p. 140 |
| Rooted in Initiatives by the Laity | p. 143 |
| The Seamless Garment in Catholic Social Teaching | p. 145 |
| The Controversy over the Consistent Ethic | p. 148 |
| An Ecological Theology and Environmental Ethic | p. 153 |
| Dorothy Stang: Martyr of the Amazon | p. 153 |
| Catholic Social Teaching and the Environment | p. 156 |
| Key Themes in the Church's Teaching on the Environment | p. 157 |
| Some Questions regarding the Church's Environmental Ethic | p. 160 |
| Questions for Reflection and Discussion | p. 163 |
| Conclusion | p. 165 |
| Problems and Weaknesses of Catholic Social Teaching | p. 165 |
| Contributions and Strengths of Catholic Social Teaching | p. 167 |
| Notes | p. 169 |
| Selected Bibliography on Catholic Social Thought | p. 207 |
| Index | p. 219 |
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