{"product_id":"church-state-and-society-9780813218014","title":"Church State and Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplains the nuanced understanding of human dignity and the common good found in the Catholic intellectual tradition. It makes the case that liberal-arts education is an essential part of the common good because it helps people understand their dignity and all that justice requires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Benestad treats complicated issues with subtlety and yet at the same time offers a broad and comprehensible introduction from which an interested reader, whether in the classroom or not, can profit wonderfully. . .\u003ci\u003eChurch, State, and Society\u003c\/i\u003e is the best introduction to Catholic social doctrine I have encountered, and it is well worth the investment.\" —\u003ci\u003eNova et Vetera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Against the backdrop of cacophonous disputes about the meaning and application of Catholic Social Doctrine, Brian Benestad has presented a magisterial work of considerable extent and admirable clarity. . . Benestad's book provides a great service to those trying to understand Catholic Social Doctrine. His erudition and his care in making key distinctions are essential to understand such a complex body of doctrine. He subtly charts a course through the minefields of contemporary arguments about Catholic Social Doctrine, getting to the theoretical source of these disagreements: the relation of Catholic Social Doctrine to both the Church's older tradition of political reflection and the new forms of political thought and practice that modernity originates. . . In short, Benestad's excellent volume is the best treatment of Catholic Social Doctrine as a whole and a precious reminder of the intrinsically problematic character of modern democracy.\" —\u003ci\u003ePerspectives on Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"The Catholic University of America Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527915282775,"sku":"9780813218014","price":26.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813218014.jpg?v=1731869709","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/church-state-and-society-9780813218014","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}