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ORDO SOCIALIS – International Scientific Communication for Social Ethics

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Peacemaking in East Asia

An article by Ms. Dr. HyunJu Shim

Ms. Dr. HyunJu Shim, senior researcher at the Institute for Life and Culture at the Sogang University in Seoul (South Korea) has published an essay on Ahn Junggeun’s vision for peace and parallels with peace ethics in Catholic social teaching.

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A wall is a sign of weakness

An interview with Fr. Martin Schlag

The heart of Ordo Socialis is our Scientific Advisory Board, whose members come from countries all over the world. This is a rich source of international first-hand information. Therefore, from now on we will publish interviews with our advisors on our website. Fr. Martin Schlag, Professor for Catholic Social Teaching in Saint Paul (USA), makes the start.

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Bischof Dr. Franz-Josef Overbeck (Picture: Nicole Cronauge | Bistum Essen)

Culture as a Guiding Notion of Christian Social Ethics

An article by Bishop Dr. Franz-Josef Overbeck

In an article for the magazine “Stimmen der Zeit” Dr. Franz Josef Overbeck, the Bishop of Essen, discusses the role the notion of culture today can still play in the social teachings of the Church.

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Our Topics

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Christian social teaching – fundamental social and ethical issues

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Economic, financial and social order – ethics in the worlds of business and finance

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Poverty and wealth – solidarity and shared responsibility

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Politics, human rights, democracy – ethics in politics

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The global world and social justice – the ethics of development, order and peace

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Religion, politics and peace – interreligious peace ethics and social ethics

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Family, education and knowledge – the ethics of different forms of family life

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Environment and technology – the ethics of survival and progress

Our Authors

We are an international network of social scientists, social ethicists and theologians who stand up for a just, peaceful and free world order in the spirit of Catholic Social Teaching and Christian social ethics and do research and publishing in this field.

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