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Contents
Foreword, by Paul J. Fitzgerald, SJ
Preface to Revised Edition, by Erin M. Brigham and Sam Dennison
Introduction
The See-Judge-Act Process
Service, Learning, and the See-Judge-Act Process
See, Judge, Act and the Catholic Social Tradition
1 Overview of the Catholic Social Tradition
• Catholic Social Thought and Action
• Catholic Social Teaching
• Looking Ahead
• For Further Study
2 Defending Human Dignity against Discrimination
• Introduction
• Human Dignity in Catholic Social Teaching
• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Racism
• Reading the Signs of the Times: Racial Discrimination and White Privilege
• Summary and Integration for Service Learners
• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought and Racism
3 Justice for Immigrants: The Call to Family, Community, and Participation
• Introduction
• The Call to Family, Community, and Participation in Catholic
• Social Teaching
• The Catholic Church's Response to Migration to the
• United States
• Reading the Signs of the Times: Undocumented Immigrants in the United States
• Summary and Integration for Service Learners
• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought and Migration
4 Justice for Workers and the Dignity of Work
• Introduction
• The Dignity of Work in Catholic Social Teaching
• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Labor
• Reading the Signs of the Times: Vulnerable Workers
• Summary and Integration for Service Learners
• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought and Workers' Rights
5 Economic Justice and the Preferential
• Option for the Poor
• Introduction
• Preferential Option for the Poor in Catholic Social Teaching
• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Economy
• Reading the Signs of the Times: Poverty and Empowerment
• Summary and Integration for Service Learners
• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought and Poverty
6 Promoting Solidarity in Peacemaking
• Introduction
• The Principle of Solidarity in Catholic Social Teaching
• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Peacebuiling
• Reading the Signs of the Times: Social Justice for US Veterans
• Summary and Integration for Service Learners
• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought and Peacebuilding
7 Care for Creation and Environmental Issues
• Introduction
• Care for Creation in the Catholic Social Tradition
• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Environment
• Reading the Signs of the Times: Environmental Racism
• Summary and Integration for Service Learners
• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought on the Environment
8 Rights and Responsibilities in a Globalized World
• Introduction
• Catholic Social Teaching on Rights and Responsibilities
• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Global Responsibility
• Reading the Signs of the Times: Globalization and Human Rights
• Summary and Integration for Service Learners
• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought on Globalization and Human Rights
Appendix
Church Documents Cited
Index
