Church, State, and Society: An Introduction to Catholic Social Doctrine, Second Edition

＂Church, State, and Society explains the nuanced understanding of human dignity and the common good found in the Catholic intellectual tradition. It makes the case that liberal-arts education is an essential part of the common good because it helps people understand their dignity and all that justice requires. This second edition contains new chapters on religious liberty, cooperation with evil, issues around gender ideology, and contemporary questions of Catholics in political life, including regarding the reception of the sacraments. The book also includes new material on economic and social teaching of the Magisterium promulgated since the first edition, especially related to the teaching of Benedict XVI＂-- Provided by publisher.

J. Brian Benestad is professor of theology at the University of Scrantion. Ryan Connors is a priest of the Diocese of Providence and professor of moral theology at St. John’s Seminary, as well as the author of Cooperation with Evil: A Virtue-Based Approach.