Library of Christian Classic Thought Through the Ages — Catholic Economic Ethics

Author: Clemens (German)
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: When The Catholic Economic Ethics was published, it was the early stage when Hitler began to gain power in Germany and established his totalitarian rule of national socialism. However, in terms of its content, it actually deals with the socio-economic reality of the Weimar Republic after World War I, exhibiting clear textbook characteristics. The book argues the concepts, tasks, possibilities, principles, and sources of economic ethics; discusses the faith foundation, basic concepts, and requirements of Catholic economic ethics, as well as the non-economic prerequisites; and explores the fundamental stages of economic activity: production, circulation, distribution, and consumption. Starting from the basic sectors of economic activity—agriculture, industry, commerce, and finance—it examines the application of the fundamental principles of Catholic economic ethics. The basic principles and requirements of Catholic economic ethics reflected in this work remain valid to this day. After elaborating on the fundamental issues of Catholic economic ethics from both theoretical and practical perspectives, the author expresses a commitment to the belief in a "social organic system" and clarifies the church's authority and mission in the economic sphere.