Introducing Catholic Social Thought

These resources introduce readers to the Catholic social tradition.

  • Bergman, Roger. 2010. Catholic Social Learning: Educating the Faith that Does Justice. New York: Fordham University Press.
  • Brady, Bernard. 2008. Essential Catholic Social Thought. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press.
  • Brigham, Erin. 2013. See, Judge, Act: Catholic Social Teaching and Service Learning. Winona, MN: Anselm Academic.
  • Byron, William. Ten Building Blocks of Catholic Social Teaching. America (October 31, 1998).
  • Curran, Charles. 2002. Catholic Social Teaching, 1891-Present: A Historical, Theological, and Ethical Analysis.  Washington DC: Georgetown University Press.
  • Coulter, Michael L., Stephen M. Krason, Richard S. Myers, Joseph A. Varacalli, eds. 2007. Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow.
  • Deberri, Edward, Edward DeBerri, and Michael Schultheis. 2003. Catholic Social Teaching: Our Best Kept Secret. Fourth edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press.
  • Dorr, Donal. 2012. Option for the Poor, Option for the Earth: Catholic Social Teaching. 20th Anniversary Edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press.
  • Hornsby-Smith, Michael P. 2006. An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Himes, Kenneth et. al. 2005.  Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
  • Himes, Kenneth.  2013. 101 Questions and Answers on Catholic Social Teaching. Second Edition. New York: Paulist Press.
  • Kammer, Fred. 2004. Doing Faithjustice: An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought. New York: Paulist Press.  
  • Maas Weigert, Kathleen and Alexia Kelley. 2004. Living the Catholic Social Tradition: Cases and Commentary. Sheed and Ward.  
  • Massaro, Thomas. 2011. Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. (Reprinted in 2015).
  • Mich, Marvin Krier. 2000. Catholic Social Teaching and Movements. Second Printing. Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third Publications.
  • Mich, Marvin Krier. 2011. The Challenge and Spirituality of Catholic Social Teaching. Expanded Edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press.
  • O’Brien, David and Thomas Shannon. 2010. Catholic Social Thought: The Documentary Heritage. Updated/ Expanded Edition.  Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press.
  • Thompson, Joseph Milburn. 2010. Introducing Catholic Social Thought. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press.
  • Sullins, Paul D. 2009. Catholic Social Thought: American Reflections on the Compendium. Lanham, MD: Lexington.