{"product_id":"9780814651117","title":"From the Heart of the Church: The Catholic Social Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Catholic social tradition is one of thinking and acting. Within this tradition stand the social encyclicals as unique manifestations of the Church's ethical intuition and commitment to the Gospel as lived in society. \u003ci\u003eFrom the Heart of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e provides a view of the social encyclical tradition within a broader understanding of Catholic theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFrom the Heart of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e, Judith Merkle, SNDdeN, examines the social teaching of the Church since Leo XIII from the perspective of its links to the Church and its life. While the social encyclicals of the popes since Leo XIII form a key expression of the social teachings of the Church in the last century, this book also explores the roots of these teachings in the life and theology of the Church today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters in \u003ci\u003ePart One: Foundations\u003c\/i\u003e are Social Teaching: A Message Lived or Professed? - - The Faith to Walk, - - Spirituality for the World, - and - The Church in Society. - Chapters in \u003ci\u003ePart Two: The Catholic Social Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e are - Social Teaching Before Vatican II, - - Social Teaching of John XXIII and Paul VI, - - Political Theology, - - Liberation Theology, - - Social Catholicism After Vatican II, - and \"Social Teaching of John Paul II. - \u003ci\u003ePart Three: The Future of the Catholic Social Tradition \u003c\/i\u003eincludes - Communities Formed in the Heart of the Church: A Thought Experiment. - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudith A.Merkle, SNDdeN, PhD, is associate professor of religious studies at Niagara University, New York. She writes and lectures in the area of Church and society, religious life, and Christian ethics. She is the author of \u003c\/i\u003eCommitted by Choice\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eA Different Touch: A Study of Vows in Religious Life\u003ci\u003e published by Liturgical Press.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liturgical Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031236919536,"sku":"9780814651117","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780814651117_p0.jpg?v=1763748281","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780814651117","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}