The Framework of a Christian State

With religious freedom threatened, Roman Catholic Books is bringing back the finest volume about Catholic social teaching. The real social teachings of the Church, developed over centuries by a long line of popes, saints and approved Catholic thinkers, are quite different from modern liberalism. This monumental volume, once a standard reference, covers the range of those teachings, their basis in Catholic doctrine, and how they apply to modern society. A sampling: Which form of government is closest to the Catholic ideal; Principles of just taxation and how citizens may respond when taxes are unjust; The benefits of social inequality; Private ownership: not just permissible, but necessary to social peace and welfare; Why state monopoly of education is among the worst modern evils; The function of parents in education and the importance of home training; Letter to Catholic educators from Pius XI, on sex education and co-education; The rights and responsibilities of labor unions and when strikes are permissible; The Golden Age of Christian civilization: not perfect, but it can teach moderns; The duties and rights of employers and employed with Catholic view of a just wage; Four basic types of states and only one the ideal for Catholics; Nine principles for a just democracy; and Communism, socialism, Freemasonry: Histories & critiques. Detailed Table of Contents and 25-page index speed you to sound Catholic answers to more than 2000 questions Footnotes point you to hundreds of Church documents, primary sources and important references.