Integral human development : Catholic social teaching and the capability approach / edited by Séverine Deneulin and Clemens Sedmak.

Other author Deneulin, Séverine, 1974- editor.
Other author Sedmak, Clemens, 1971- editor.
Format Book
PublicationNotre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2023]
Descriptionxii, 387 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesKellogg Institute series on democracy and development
Kellogg Institute series on democracy and development. ^A1461454
Contents 1. The anthropologies of Catholic social thought and the capability approach / Amy Daughton -- 2. Orthodox personhood: clarifying the anthropological presuppositions of human development / Dana Bates -- 3. Freedom and agency: a conceptual exploration within Catholic social teaching and the capability approach / Lori Keleher -- 4. Dignity and community in the capability approach and Catholic social teaching / Joshua Schulz -- 5. Persistent gender inequality: why Catholic social teaching needs the capability approach / Katie Dunne 00 6. Integral ecology: authonomy, the common inheritance of the Earth and creation theology / Cathriona Russell -- 7. Caring for the Earth: challenges for Catholic Social teaching and the capability approach / Clemens Sedmak -- 8. Development as freedom together: human dignity and human rights in Catholic social teaching and the capability approach / Meghan J. Clark -- 9. Encounter and agency: an account of a grassroots organization in Uganda / Ilaria Schnyder von Wartensee adn Elizabeth Hlabse -- 10. Agency, power, and ecological conversion: the case of the conflict-free technology campaign / Guillermo Otano Jiménez -- 11. Integral human development: a role for children's savings accounts? / James P. Bailey -- 12. A preferential option for the poor and solidarity in practice: a Salzburg initiative to combat child poverty in Romania / Helmut P. Gaisbauer -- 13. Combining the capability approach in catholic social teaching to promote integral human development / Séverine Deneulin and Augusto Zampini-Davies -- Conclusion / Clemens Sedmak and Séverine Deneulin.
Abstract "This volume brings into conversation two major moral traditions in the social sciences and humanities that offer common areas for understanding, interpreting, and transforming the world. Over the last decade, moral theologians who work on issues of poverty, social justice, human rights, and political institutions have been finding inspiration in the capability approach (CA). Conversely, social scientists who have been working on issues of poverty and social justice from a CA perspective have been finding elements in the Catholic social tradition (CST) to overcome some of the limitations of the CA, such as its vagueness regarding what counts as a valuable human life and its strong individual focus. Integral Human Development brings together for the first time social scientists and theologians in dialogue over their respective uses of CST and CA. The contributors discuss what their mutual grounds are, where they diverge, and where common areas of collaboration and transformative action can be found. The contributors offer a critical analysis of CA from the perspective of theology. They also provide an original account of CST. The book offers a broader historical, biblical, social, economic, political, and ecological understanding of CST than that which is currently available in the CST literature. The book will interest students and practitioners in global affairs, development studies, or the social sciences who seek to better understand the Catholic tradition and its social teachings and what they can offer to address current socio-environmental challenges." -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9780268205706
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book
ISBN0268205701 hardcover