Distributive Justice (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781443730266)

Monsignor John Augustine Ryan was a leading moral theologian, priest, professor, author, and social justice advocate. Ryan lived during a decisive moment in the development of Catholic social teaching within the United States. The largest influx of immigrants in America's history, the emancipation of American slaves, and the industrial revolution had produced a new social climate in the early twentieth century, and the Church faced increasing pressure to take a stance on questions of social reform. Drawing upon Aristotelian notions of natural law ethics, Ryan outlines a very contemporary liberal concept of the just distribution of profit in relation to contribution, merit, and special talents.

Author: John A. Ryan
ISBN-10: 1443730262
ISBN-13: 9781443730266
Publisher: Ryan Press
Language: English
Published: 11/04/2008
Pages: 428
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.06d