Building the Free Society: Democracy, Capitalism, and Catholic Social Teaching
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Editor: Mr. George WeigelEditor: Mr. Robert Royal
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-10-19
ISBN: 080280120X
Number of pages: 268
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Book Reviews of Building the Free Society: Democracy, Capitalism, and Catholic Social Teaching
Book Review: Dissapointing
Summary: 1 Stars
This book was a disappointment from beginning to end. Basically it is an almost unqualified love fest for Catholic social teaching from Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum to John Paul II's encyclicals. It lacks any in depth research or historical accounts. Brushes over many of the influences upon the popal encyclicals themselves by hiding the political and economic sources and positions of the various contributors to them. (white washes history)
The only area of honest criticism can be found on page 66 & 67 where it is finally admitted that Catholic social teaching has been too biased and takes a straw man position when issuing forth agaisnt Classical liberalism, but still will make no connection or comment on socialism's influence on Catholic social justice theory.
All and all I would not buy this book, but instead buy The Church and The Market, A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy, By Thomas Woods, Jr., to be found on Amazon. Com. This book was a tour de force! It was in-depth and did not pull any punches. It looked at the various encyclicals with a much more thorough eye and did not allow the glamor of ones faith to soften the intellectual edges of ones reason.
George Weigal et al. are neo-Catholics and Neo-Cons and their biases and their lack of intellectual depth, honesty and rigor show throughout their many books.
If you want a light hearted easy walk through the social encyclicals presented by "true believers" then this book is for you. If you wish to eschew the lobotomy, buy The Church and the Market.
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