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Articles by Prof. Heimbach-Steins and Prof. Schallenberg

 

New on our website:

Marianne Heimbach-Steins:

• Christliche Sozialethik für die Welt von heute (German)
  erschienen in Kirche und Gesellschaft Nr. 380

Peter Schallenberg:

• Eschatology or Utopia? Catholic social teaching and democratic socialism
  The problem of a secular Eschatology (English)
  in: Eastern Journal of Dialogue and Culture, 3 (2010) 43-53

Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

 

Three lectures of the this year’s Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences are online.

 

Greisch, Jean:

• Difficile liberté religieuse (fr)

Morandé, Pedro:

• What can be learned from the experience of religious freedom in Latin America? (gb)

Minnerath, Roland:

• La liberté religieuse. Théologie et doctrine sociale,  Académie Pontificale des Sciences Sociales, 3 mai 2011 (fr)

Energie für morgen

 

Die Beiträge “Energie für morgen-Perspektiven für den Übergang in eine postfossile Wirtschaft” und “Das gerechte Geld” von Prof. Dr. M. Vogt zur ethisch-politischen Diskussion um die Energiefrage sowie die Finanzkrise  sind  online.

New English and French articles

 

The following lectures given at the XVI Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (30th April – 4th May 2010) are available for download:

 

Prof. M. Archer:

• “The Current Crisis: Consequences of neglecting the four key principles of Catholic Social Doctrine” (English)

Prof.V. Hösle:

• Ethics and Economics, or How Much Egoism Does Modern Capitalism Need? Machiavelli’s, Mandeville’s and Malthus’s New Insight and Its Cahllenge. (English)

Prof. R.Minnerath:

• “Personnes et familles dans un contexte D’incertitude” (French)

Prof. J.T.Raga:

• “General overview of the magnitude of the crisis – The global components” (English)

The entrepreneur

 

The Chinese edition of “The entrepreneur” which besides the same title by Peter H. Werhahn also contains the title “Social economy in the light of christian faith” by Karl H. Peschke is available for download in parts (Contents, Introduction, Preface, 1. Chapter).

“Social market economy in Europe”

 

On May 27.-28., 2011 the Catholic Socio-Scientific Center (KSZ) hosts the traditional Conference of Professors of Social Ethics together with the Catholic Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) at Mönchengladbach.

Subject of the conference is the “Social market economy in Europe” to which the COMECE will prepare a paper for discussion at the conference.