Turning to the World : Social Justice and the Common Good Since Vatican II

From lofty ideals to the complex realities of the Catholic Church's commitment to justice and peace-building since Vatican II. From lofty ideals to the complex realities of the Catholic Church's commitment to justice and peace-building since Vatican II. "The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) was a watershed event in the history of the Catholic Church, a critical self-examination that sought at once to rediscover the most ancient sources of Christian thought and practice and to bring these traditions into the modern world. While few question the idealism and vision of Vatican II, its legacy is contested. Has the Catholic Church fulfilled the promise of the council? Has it successfully reclaimed the scriptural call to justice? Has it truly shifted its gaze to the "joys and hopes, grief and anguish" of our troubled world? Reflecting on both the vision of the council and its uneven reception, Turning to the World ponders the impact of Vatican II on interreligious dialogue, peace-building, and care for the environment. Focusing specifically on the Canadian and Latin American experiences, contributors work from diverse disciplinary perspectives to examine developments in the Catholic Church's understanding of freedom, conscience, and the common good. The volume also appraises the effects of the Church's turn to the world in its hope to voice the pressing needs of the human family, especially in contexts of great poverty and injustice and among peoples adversely affected by the modern and postmodern economies of greed. Exploring the legacy of Vatican II, Turning to the World offers a unique perspective on the influence, reception, developments, and applications of the council from the 1960s to the teachings of Pope Francis."-- Provided by publisher Cover TURNING TO THE WORLD Title Copyright Dedication Contents Editors’ Note Abbreviations Prologue The Spirit Lives On: Reflections of a Council Father Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Conscience, Freedom, and Humanism: New Foundations for Catholic Social Teaching at Vatican II 2 The Social Mission of the Church: An Issue of Dialogue 3 Moralizing Neoliberalism? An Analysis of the Principle of Subsidiarity in Catholic Social Teaching 4 Dialogue and Dignity: Linking Nostra Aetate to Catholic Social Justice Teachings 5 Images of Dealing with Social Injustice from Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition: A Resource for Renewed Reflection 6 A Voice from the South: Social Justice in the Latin American Church after Vatican II 7 To the World: Ana Castillo’s The Guardians and Literature after Vatican II 8 An Integral Vision of Peace? Assessing Catholic Social Teaching’s Contribution to Contemporary Green Cultures of Peace from Vatican II to Benedict XVI 9 The Priority of Social Justice at the Second Vatican Council: Canadian Contributions 10 The Search for the Common Good in Canada Epilogue Bibliography Contributors Index