L'Eglise catholique est-elle anticapitaliste ?
First Edition
There is a Catholic doctrine on capitalism, but it must be read between the lines of the pontifical texts. It could be summarized as follows: it is possible to operate within capitalist structures, but only to the extent that one does not adopt the behavior that capitalism presupposes. This is a position that requires a certain juggling act. Read More
"We can no longer have faith in the blind forces and invisible hand of the market." This quote is not from a political party manifesto, but an apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis in 2013.
Far from making the sovereign pontiff a Marxist preacher, these comments are in fact in keeping with the social doctrine of the Church which has always eyed the credos of the capitalist economy with a degree of mistrust.
So why are the Pope's positions in economic matters so difficult to read and so rarely discussed, in stark contrast to his stance on bioethics or sexual morality?
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Specifications
- Publisher
- Presses de Sciences Po
- Author
- Jacques-Benoît Rauscher,
- Collection
- Essai
- Language
- French
- Publisher Category
- > Political Economics > Economic Theory
- Publisher Category
- > Society
- BISAC Subject Heading
- REL000000 RELIGION > SOC000000 SOCIAL SCIENCE > SOC041000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays
- BIC subject category (UK)
- K Economics, finance, business & management > HR Religion & beliefs
- Onix Audience Codes
- 06 Professional and scholarly
- Title First Published
- 07 February 2019
- Type of Work
- Monograph
- Includes
- Bibliography
Paperback
- Product Detail
- 1
- Publication Date
- 07 February 2019
- ISBN-13
- 9782724623703
- Product Content
- Text (eye-readable)
- Extent
- Main content page count : 128
- Code
- 9782724623703
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 190 cm
- Weight
- 140 grams
- ONIX XML
- Version 2.1, Version 3
ePub
- Product Detail
- 1
- Publication Date
- 07 February 2019
- ISBN-13
- 9782724623727
- Product Content
- Text (eye-readable)
- Extent
- Front matter page count (Roman) : 128
- Code
- 9782724623727
- Technical Protection ebook
- Adobe DRM
- ONIX XML
- Version 2.1, Version 3
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Contents
Introduction
Une méfiance à l'égard du capitalisme ancienne mais méconnue
Le paradoxe du traitement du capitalisme par la doctrine sociale de l'Église
Comprendre une position difficilement lisible
I. LE TRAITEMENT FANTOMATIQUE DU CAPITALISME
De l'absence criante au pluralisme insignifiant
Un « capitalisme recevable » aux contours problématiques
II. ESPRIT DU CAPITALISME ES-TU LÀ ?
Une définition systématisée du capitalisme... pas très catholique
L'esprit du capitalisme combattu par les papes
III. L’INTÉRÊT INDIVIDUEL VAUT-IL BIEN UNE MESSE ?
L’attitude intransigeante : ni l’esprit ni les structures
L’attitude réformiste : cachez cet ethos que je ne saurais voir
L’attitude conciliatrice : « canoniser » l’esprit du capitalisme ?
IV. LA MAIN INVISIBLE DE LA MODERNITÉ
Un problème plus profond qu’il n’y paraît...
Explorer la voie de l’éthique des vertus
Conclusion
Bibliographie