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Essays exploring the impact of the papal encyclical Caritas in Veritate on the development of a third way between socialist statism and free-market capitalism.
The current economic crisis stems from a deeper crisis of cultural imagination and civilisational ethics: here is the starting point of this collection of essays which draw a new political economy facing the crisis of Western civilization. This book gathers together a range of audacious and provocative readings of Caritas in Veritate, the first papal encyclical that addresses issues immediately relevant for politic, economic, and social theory. These readings embody the kind of fruitful dialogue Pope Benedict XVI wanted to generate with his radical discourse for an alternative political economy.
The current economic crisis stems from a deeper crisis of cultural imagination and civilisational ethics: here is the starting point of this collection of essays which draw a new political economy facing the crisis of Western civilization. This book gathers together a range of audacious and provocative readings of Caritas in Veritate, the first papal encyclical that addresses issues immediately relevant for politic, economic, and social theory. These readings embody the kind of fruitful dialogue Pope Benedict XVI wanted to generate with his radical discourse for an alternative political economy.
Price: $36.95
Pages: 304
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
25 October 2012
Trim Size: 5.98 X 8.98 in
ISBN: 9780227680162
Format: Paperback
Anyone interested in finding a 'third way' between today's barely regulated capitalism and state socialism will find much to reward them in this collection. It goes beyond the rigid limitations of contemporary liberal thinking in order to explore some of the crucial resources, intellectual and cultural, that we need to devise a new politics of the Left.
— Charles Taylor, author of A Secular Age
Caritas in Veritate is the first papal encyclical that addresses issues immediately relevant for economic and social theory. It also embodies challenges that concern directly the academic community of economists, in particular the nature and scope of the firm, the market and profit. The reading of this important book is the best way for engaging with these themes and discovering the significance of Caritas in Veritate in the present theoretical debate.
— Luigino Bruni, co-author of Civil Economy
The current economic crisis is in fact a deeper crisis of cultural imagination and civilizational ethics. This collection of bold and provocative readings of Caritas in Veritate displays an intellectual verve unafraid to think beyond the fragmentations of modernity. By fully exploring the ontology of communion and gift, I believe this collection bears witness to the kind of daring discourse Pope Benedict XVI wanted to ignite. What is more, I believe the essays exemplify the kind of fruitful dialogue needed, not only for an adequate response to the crisis of Western civilization, but also to realize an economy that would facilitate the flourishing of the human heart. Adrian Pabst is to be commended for realizing this collection of excellent essays.
— Javier Martínez Fernández, Archbishop of Granada
Both the authors and I have seen in Caritas in Veritate a call for integrating a morality of generosity and charity into our discussion of economic policy.
— Ross B. Emmett
— Charles Taylor, author of A Secular Age
Caritas in Veritate is the first papal encyclical that addresses issues immediately relevant for economic and social theory. It also embodies challenges that concern directly the academic community of economists, in particular the nature and scope of the firm, the market and profit. The reading of this important book is the best way for engaging with these themes and discovering the significance of Caritas in Veritate in the present theoretical debate.
— Luigino Bruni, co-author of Civil Economy
The current economic crisis is in fact a deeper crisis of cultural imagination and civilizational ethics. This collection of bold and provocative readings of Caritas in Veritate displays an intellectual verve unafraid to think beyond the fragmentations of modernity. By fully exploring the ontology of communion and gift, I believe this collection bears witness to the kind of daring discourse Pope Benedict XVI wanted to ignite. What is more, I believe the essays exemplify the kind of fruitful dialogue needed, not only for an adequate response to the crisis of Western civilization, but also to realize an economy that would facilitate the flourishing of the human heart. Adrian Pabst is to be commended for realizing this collection of excellent essays.
— Javier Martínez Fernández, Archbishop of Granada
Both the authors and I have seen in Caritas in Veritate a call for integrating a morality of generosity and charity into our discussion of economic policy.
— Ross B. Emmett
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I: Christianity and Capitalism
1 A Real Third Way / John Milbank
2 A Tale of a Duck-Billed Platypus Called Benedict and His Gold and Red Crayons / Tracey Rowland
PART II: Christianity and Socialism
3 'We Communists of the Old School' / Eugene McCarraher
4 Beyond the Culture of Cutthroat Competition / Mark and Louise Zwick
PART III: Civil and Political Economy
5 Fraternity, Gift, and Reciprocity in Caritas in Veritate / Stefano Zamagni
6 The Paradoxical Nature of the Good / Adrian Pabst
PART IV: Caritas in Veritate and Traditions of Christian Social Teaching
7 The Anthropological Unity of Caritas in Veritate / David L. Schindler
8 Integralism and Gift Exchange in the Anglican Social Tradition, or Avoiding Niebuhr in Ecclesiastical Drag / John Hughes
PART V: Distributism and Alternative Economies
9 Common Life / Jon Cruddas MP and Jonathan Rutherford
10 Equity and Equilibrium / John Médaille
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I: Christianity and Capitalism
1 A Real Third Way / John Milbank
2 A Tale of a Duck-Billed Platypus Called Benedict and His Gold and Red Crayons / Tracey Rowland
PART II: Christianity and Socialism
3 'We Communists of the Old School' / Eugene McCarraher
4 Beyond the Culture of Cutthroat Competition / Mark and Louise Zwick
PART III: Civil and Political Economy
5 Fraternity, Gift, and Reciprocity in Caritas in Veritate / Stefano Zamagni
6 The Paradoxical Nature of the Good / Adrian Pabst
PART IV: Caritas in Veritate and Traditions of Christian Social Teaching
7 The Anthropological Unity of Caritas in Veritate / David L. Schindler
8 Integralism and Gift Exchange in the Anglican Social Tradition, or Avoiding Niebuhr in Ecclesiastical Drag / John Hughes
PART V: Distributism and Alternative Economies
9 Common Life / Jon Cruddas MP and Jonathan Rutherford
10 Equity and Equilibrium / John Médaille
Bibliography
Index