Charity, furthermore, cannot be used as a means of engaging in what is nowadays considered proselytism. Love is free; it is not practised as a way of achieving other ends.... >> more

Economic aid, in order to be true to its purpose, must not pursue secondary objectives. It must be distributed with the involvement not only of the governments of receivin... >> more

Love in truth — caritas in veritate — is a great challenge for the Church in a world that is becoming progressively and pervasively globalized. The risk for our t... >> more

The element of “communion” (koinonia) is not initially defined, but appears concretely in the verses quoted above: it consists in the fact that believers hold all t... >> more

The Christian religion and other religions can offer their contribution to development only if God has a place in the public realm, specifically in regard to its ... >> more

One of the greatest injustices in the contemporary world consists precisely in this: that the ones who possess much are relatively few and those who possess almost nothing... >> more

Without a strong global effort against global warming, humankind could even be wiped out, along with other species. Our earth is God's creation. We are its custodians. We ... >> more

One of the things I draw from the Genesis story is the importance of us being good stewards of the land, of this incredible gift. And I think there have been times where w... >> more

Conservative Republicans are also concerned about climate change that we just mentioned because of their belief in their stewardship of this planet and our stewardship. >> full text

Given such unanimity in the doctrinal and disciplinary tradition of the Church, Paul VI was able to declare that this tradition is unchanged and unchangeable. Therefore, b... >> more

Just as there is a collective responsibility for avoiding war, so too there is a collective responsibility for promoting development. Just as within individual societies i... >> more

Finally, development must not be understood solely in economic terms, but in a way that is fully human. It is not only a question of raising all peoples to the level curre... >> more

It would appear that, on the level of individual nations and of international relations, the free market is the most efficient instrument for utilizing resources and effec... >> more

Here I would like to indicate one of them: the option or love of preference for the poor ... It affects the life of each Christian inasmuch as he or she seeks to imitate t... >> more

Solidarity is undoubtedly a Christian virtue. In what has been said so far it has been possible to identify many points of contact between solidarity and charity, which is... >> more

True development cannot consist in the simple accumulation of wealth and in the greater availability of goods and services, if this is gained at the expense of the development of the masses, and without due consideration for the social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of the human being. >> full text

The Church does not have technical revolutions to offer for the problem of underdevelopment as such, as Pope Paul VI already affirmed in his Encyclical. For the Church doe... >> more

The Church's social doctrine is not a "third way" between liberal capitalism and Marxist collectivism, nor even a possible alternative to other solutions less radically op... >> more

The obligation to commit oneself to the development of peoples is not just an individual duty, and still less an individualistic one, as if it were possible to achieve thi... >> more

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Message on Homelessness, ELCA Church Council, 1990 http://www.elca.org/socialstatements/homelessness/.

Excerpts:
... >> more

BELIEFNET: There’s something interesting going on now in the evangelical world – there’s a conversation going on about what the a... >> more

Economic development must remain under man's determination and must not be left to the judgment of a few men or groups possessing too much economic power or of the politic... >> more

The teaching set forth by Our predecessor Leo XIII in Rerum Novarum is still valid today: when two parties are in very unequal positions, their mutual consent alone does n... >> more

There is no denying that the accelerated rate of population growth brings many added difficulties to the problems of development where the size of the population grows mor... >> more

Neither individuals nor nations should regard the possession of more and more goods as the ultimate objective. Every kind of progress is a two-edged sword. It is necessary... >> more

There are other obstacles to creation of a more just social order and to the development of world solidarity: nationalism and racism. It is quite natural that nations rece... >> more

To [rulers of nations] most of all is committed the responsibility of safeguarding the common good. You can contribute so much to the preservation of morals ... The family... >> more

Development of the individual necessarily entails a joint effort for the development of the human race as a whole. At Bombay We said: "Man must meet man, nation must meet ... >> more

Now if the earth truly was created to provide man with the necessities of life and the tools for his own progress, it follows that every man has the right to glean what he... >> more

The fact is, as experience shows, that new life is not the result of each and every act of sexual intercourse. God has wisely ordered laws of nature and the incidence of f... >> more

Now it is of the very essence of social justice to demand for each individual all that is necessary for the common good. But just as in the living organism it is impossibl... >> more

In these days when cooperation in social matters is so widespread, all men without exception are called to work together, with much greater reason all those who believe in... >> more

Paul Ratsara, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders, talked about the growing numbers of Seventh Day Adventists in Mozambique. Ratsara, president of the Adv... >> more

Charity, furthermore, cannot be used as a means of engaging in what is nowadays considered proselytism. Love is free; it is not practised as a way of achieving other ends.... >> more

Economic aid, in order to be true to its purpose, must not pursue secondary objectives. It must be distributed with the involvement not only of the governments of receivin... >> more

Love in truth — caritas in veritate — is a great challenge for the Church in a world that is becoming progressively and pervasively globalized. The risk for our t... >> more

The element of “communion” (koinonia) is not initially defined, but appears concretely in the verses quoted above: it consists in the fact that believers hold all t... >> more

The Christian religion and other religions can offer their contribution to development only if God has a place in the public realm, specifically in regard to its ... >> more

One of the greatest injustices in the contemporary world consists precisely in this: that the ones who possess much are relatively few and those who possess almost nothing... >> more

Without a strong global effort against global warming, humankind could even be wiped out, along with other species. Our earth is God's creation. We are its custodians. We ... >> more

One of the things I draw from the Genesis story is the importance of us being good stewards of the land, of this incredible gift. And I think there have been times where w... >> more

Conservative Republicans are also concerned about climate change that we just mentioned because of their belief in their stewardship of this planet and our stewardship. >> full text

Given such unanimity in the doctrinal and disciplinary tradition of the Church, Paul VI was able to declare that this tradition is unchanged and unchangeable. Therefore, b... >> more

Just as there is a collective responsibility for avoiding war, so too there is a collective responsibility for promoting development. Just as within individual societies i... >> more

Finally, development must not be understood solely in economic terms, but in a way that is fully human. It is not only a question of raising all peoples to the level curre... >> more

It would appear that, on the level of individual nations and of international relations, the free market is the most efficient instrument for utilizing resources and effec... >> more

Here I would like to indicate one of them: the option or love of preference for the poor ... It affects the life of each Christian inasmuch as he or she seeks to imitate t... >> more

Solidarity is undoubtedly a Christian virtue. In what has been said so far it has been possible to identify many points of contact between solidarity and charity, which is... >> more

True development cannot consist in the simple accumulation of wealth and in the greater availability of goods and services, if this is gained at the expense of the development of the masses, and without due consideration for the social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of the human being. >> full text

The Church does not have technical revolutions to offer for the problem of underdevelopment as such, as Pope Paul VI already affirmed in his Encyclical. For the Church doe... >> more

The Church's social doctrine is not a "third way" between liberal capitalism and Marxist collectivism, nor even a possible alternative to other solutions less radically op... >> more

The obligation to commit oneself to the development of peoples is not just an individual duty, and still less an individualistic one, as if it were possible to achieve thi... >> more

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Message on Homelessness, ELCA Church Council, 1990 http://www.elca.org/socialstatements/homelessness/.

Excerpts:
... >> more

BELIEFNET: There’s something interesting going on now in the evangelical world – there’s a conversation going on about what the a... >> more

Economic development must remain under man's determination and must not be left to the judgment of a few men or groups possessing too much economic power or of the politic... >> more

The teaching set forth by Our predecessor Leo XIII in Rerum Novarum is still valid today: when two parties are in very unequal positions, their mutual consent alone does n... >> more

There is no denying that the accelerated rate of population growth brings many added difficulties to the problems of development where the size of the population grows mor... >> more

Neither individuals nor nations should regard the possession of more and more goods as the ultimate objective. Every kind of progress is a two-edged sword. It is necessary... >> more

There are other obstacles to creation of a more just social order and to the development of world solidarity: nationalism and racism. It is quite natural that nations rece... >> more

To [rulers of nations] most of all is committed the responsibility of safeguarding the common good. You can contribute so much to the preservation of morals ... The family... >> more

Development of the individual necessarily entails a joint effort for the development of the human race as a whole. At Bombay We said: "Man must meet man, nation must meet ... >> more

Now if the earth truly was created to provide man with the necessities of life and the tools for his own progress, it follows that every man has the right to glean what he... >> more

The fact is, as experience shows, that new life is not the result of each and every act of sexual intercourse. God has wisely ordered laws of nature and the incidence of f... >> more

Now it is of the very essence of social justice to demand for each individual all that is necessary for the common good. But just as in the living organism it is impossibl... >> more

In these days when cooperation in social matters is so widespread, all men without exception are called to work together, with much greater reason all those who believe in... >> more

Paul Ratsara, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders, talked about the growing numbers of Seventh Day Adventists in Mozambique. Ratsara, president of the Adv... >> more

Charity, furthermore, cannot be used as a means of engaging in what is nowadays considered proselytism. Love is free; it is not practised as a way of achieving other ends.... >> more

Economic aid, in order to be true to its purpose, must not pursue secondary objectives. It must be distributed with the involvement not only of the governments of receivin... >> more

Love in truth — caritas in veritate — is a great challenge for the Church in a world that is becoming progressively and pervasively globalized. The risk for our t... >> more

The element of “communion” (koinonia) is not initially defined, but appears concretely in the verses quoted above: it consists in the fact that believers hold all t... >> more

The Christian religion and other religions can offer their contribution to development only if God has a place in the public realm, specifically in regard to its ... >> more

One of the greatest injustices in the contemporary world consists precisely in this: that the ones who possess much are relatively few and those who possess almost nothing... >> more

Without a strong global effort against global warming, humankind could even be wiped out, along with other species. Our earth is God's creation. We are its custodians. We ... >> more

One of the things I draw from the Genesis story is the importance of us being good stewards of the land, of this incredible gift. And I think there have been times where w... >> more

Conservative Republicans are also concerned about climate change that we just mentioned because of their belief in their stewardship of this planet and our stewardship. >> full text

Given such unanimity in the doctrinal and disciplinary tradition of the Church, Paul VI was able to declare that this tradition is unchanged and unchangeable. Therefore, b... >> more

Just as there is a collective responsibility for avoiding war, so too there is a collective responsibility for promoting development. Just as within individual societies i... >> more

Finally, development must not be understood solely in economic terms, but in a way that is fully human. It is not only a question of raising all peoples to the level curre... >> more

It would appear that, on the level of individual nations and of international relations, the free market is the most efficient instrument for utilizing resources and effec... >> more

Here I would like to indicate one of them: the option or love of preference for the poor ... It affects the life of each Christian inasmuch as he or she seeks to imitate t... >> more

Solidarity is undoubtedly a Christian virtue. In what has been said so far it has been possible to identify many points of contact between solidarity and charity, which is... >> more

True development cannot consist in the simple accumulation of wealth and in the greater availability of goods and services, if this is gained at the expense of the development of the masses, and without due consideration for the social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of the human being. >> full text

The Church does not have technical revolutions to offer for the problem of underdevelopment as such, as Pope Paul VI already affirmed in his Encyclical. For the Church doe... >> more

The Church's social doctrine is not a "third way" between liberal capitalism and Marxist collectivism, nor even a possible alternative to other solutions less radically op... >> more

The obligation to commit oneself to the development of peoples is not just an individual duty, and still less an individualistic one, as if it were possible to achieve thi... >> more

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Message on Homelessness, ELCA Church Council, 1990 http://www.elca.org/socialstatements/homelessness/.

Excerpts:
... >> more

BELIEFNET: There’s something interesting going on now in the evangelical world – there’s a conversation going on about what the a... >> more

Economic development must remain under man's determination and must not be left to the judgment of a few men or groups possessing too much economic power or of the politic... >> more

The teaching set forth by Our predecessor Leo XIII in Rerum Novarum is still valid today: when two parties are in very unequal positions, their mutual consent alone does n... >> more

There is no denying that the accelerated rate of population growth brings many added difficulties to the problems of development where the size of the population grows mor... >> more

Neither individuals nor nations should regard the possession of more and more goods as the ultimate objective. Every kind of progress is a two-edged sword. It is necessary... >> more

There are other obstacles to creation of a more just social order and to the development of world solidarity: nationalism and racism. It is quite natural that nations rece... >> more

To [rulers of nations] most of all is committed the responsibility of safeguarding the common good. You can contribute so much to the preservation of morals ... The family... >> more

Development of the individual necessarily entails a joint effort for the development of the human race as a whole. At Bombay We said: "Man must meet man, nation must meet ... >> more

Now if the earth truly was created to provide man with the necessities of life and the tools for his own progress, it follows that every man has the right to glean what he... >> more

The fact is, as experience shows, that new life is not the result of each and every act of sexual intercourse. God has wisely ordered laws of nature and the incidence of f... >> more

Now it is of the very essence of social justice to demand for each individual all that is necessary for the common good. But just as in the living organism it is impossibl... >> more

In these days when cooperation in social matters is so widespread, all men without exception are called to work together, with much greater reason all those who believe in... >> more

Paul Ratsara, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders, talked about the growing numbers of Seventh Day Adventists in Mozambique. Ratsara, president of the Adv... >> more