Contemporary Christian Social Care: Theory and Practice

Author: Wang Meixiu
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis and systematic elaboration on the social care of major Christian denominations worldwide since the 20th century from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Its content covers the social thought and practical activities of the contemporary Roman Catholic Church, the traditional mainstream Protestant churches, and the modern Evangelical movement. The book presents the social doctrine, ethical theology of the contemporary Catholic Church, as well as the concerns of contemporary Christianity regarding social, economic, political, cultural, ecological, and bioethical issues from multiple perspectives such as ethics, sociology, history, and textual studies. The study of contemporary Christianity in this book expands further from the intellectual sphere to its social doctrine and ethical theory, with a special focus on discussions at the social and political levels.