Religion & Law

J. Brian Benestad's book "Church, State, and Society: An Introduction to Catholic Social Doctrine" has just been released by The Catholic University of America Press. Here. It is difficult to find a relatively brief account of the Church's social teaching, although the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church is the best place to start. Here. Benestad's book, which I have not yet had a chance to read in full, looks like a very useful introduction. His linking "understanding and living" Catholic social doctrine with "living the whole Christian faith," including the life of holiness to which we are all called, seems particularly valuable.

Richard M.