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Reclaiming Catholic Social Teaching

By: Anthony Esolen
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Summary

Many claim that Catholic Social Teaching implies the existence of a vast welfare state. In these pages, Anthony Esolen pulls back the curtain on these false philosophers, showing how they've undermined the authentic social teachings of the Church in order to neutralize the biggest threat to their plans for secularization the Catholic Church.

With the voluminous writings of Pope Leo XIII as his guide, Esolen explains that Catholic Social Teaching isn't focused exclusively on serving the poor. Indeed, it offers us a rich treasure of insights about the nature of man, his eternal destiny, the sanctity of marriage, and the important role of the family in building a coherent and harmonious society.

Catholic Social Teaching, explains Pope Leo, offers a unified worldview. What the Church says about the family is inextricable from what She says about the poor; and what She says about the Eucharist informs the essence of Her teachings on education, the arts and even government.

You will step away from these pages with a profound understanding of the root causes of the ills that afflict our society, and, thanks to Pope Leo and Anthony Esolen, well equipped to propose compelling remedies for them.

Only an authentically Catholic culture provides for a stable and virtuous society that allows Christians to do the real work that can unite rich and poor. We must reclaim Catholic Social Teaching if we are to transform our society into the ideal mapped out by Pope Leo: a land of sinners, yes, but one enriched with love of God and neighbor and sustained by the very heart of the Church's social teaching: the most holy Eucharist.

©2014 Anthony Esolen (P)2014 Sophia Institute Press

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I need to declare a conflict of interest in that I am British, relatively left wing and a Reader (lay preacher) in the Anglican Church.

I found this book ‘very American’, and quite right wing for my understanding of Catholic Social Teaching. It almost seemed to eulogise Pope Leo XIII, a late nineteenth century Pope. Whose views on the centrality of the family as the ‘unit’ of God’s relationship with mankind (rather than the individual or society) seemed to be a core factor. Society per se was almost demonised as being inherently not of God and seemed to be bracketed with socialism and even nihilism.

The author would be very good at reinforcing Conservative views both theologically and politically. I do not expect that he would embrace Pope Francis and his views but would be a supporter of the vocal anti-Francis position held by some influential American Catholics.

There was no critique of Pope Leo’s views but they were held up as being a glittering example of how things should be.

I am interested in CST but this book did not help me develop my ideas, I acknowledge that may be because of my own beliefs (perhaps some would see as prejudices).

(I listened on Audible rather than read it)

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