101 Questions & Answers on Catholic Social Teaching: Third Edition

Now in a third edition, this is a concise overview of what the major documents of the tradition say about political, economic, and social life, making accessible the key ideas that the Church has proclaimed in the area of social teaching. The revised third edition updates include the work of Pope Francis, such as Fratelli tutti and Laudato si', which are integrated into the context of earlier papal writings and statements. Kenneth R. Himes, OFM is professor emeritus at Boston College. He currently serves as Franciscan Scholar in Residence at Siena University in Albany, NY. A former president of the Catholic Theological Society of America, Himes is the author or editor of nine books and more than one hundred essays, often on aspects of Catholic social teaching.