{"product_id":"9781594711022","title":"Catholic Social Teaching","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatholic Social Teaching: Living and Learning Justice \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces the Church's rich body of social teaching that comes to us from the essential writings of the popes, highlighting the works from Pope Leo XIII onward. While exploring how societies work, an overarching theme of the text is a discussion of the foundational values that ought to govern a just society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text also provides the latest applications of the Church's social teaching by drawing on the \u003ci\u003eCompendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e, and is organized around the U.S. Bishops' document, \u003ci\u003eSharing Catholic Social Teaching. \u003c\/i\u003eThe text highlights two important principles—the life and dignity of the human person and respect for life—as foundational to supporting concepts like the common good, the preferential option for the poor, solidarity among all the people, and stewardship of resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition addresses morality related to current issues such as the war on terror, global warming, the rights of United States immigrants, and \"aliens,\" and stem cell research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter of \u003ci\u003eCatholic Social Teaching \u003c\/i\u003eincludes several special features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePanel activities that help the students foster total learning in hands (service), hearts (prayer), and mind (academic challenges). \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReview questions for each main section. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral Journal Assignments for deeper thought and reflection. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey vocabulary terms set off in margin panels. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Learn by Doing project for each chapter that provides a longer-term assignment. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Called to Prayer feature offering text from a prayer relevant to the chapter theme. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avenue Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047490830576,"sku":"9781594711022","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594711022_p0.jpg?v=1763814515","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594711022","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}