M303 Social Ethics (4 Credits)

Lecturer: Thomas KWAN

Description:

A. Catholic Social Teaching

1. The dimension of justice in Christian faith.

2. A bird's eye view of the evolution of Catholic social teaching in the past hundred years.

3. Fundamentals of Catholic social teaching and the trend of the times.

4. A thorough study on Gaudium et Spes.

5. An introductory study on the social thinking of Popes John XXIII, Paul VI and John Paul II.

B. Towards a Just Society

1. Human rights and human dignity.

2. From sharing of wealth to business ethics.

3. Give to God which belongs to Caesar: the political concept of the Church.

4. Reconstruction or revolution: A study on violence.

C. Special Topic: Sino-Vatican relationship and the special role of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong.

D. Mission of the Church

1. Preferential option for the poor.

2. Towards a global village.

Reference:

1. *  CARRIER H.著， 李燕鵬譯，《重讀天主教社會訓導》，輔大神學叢書32。台北: 光啟出版社，1992。

2. DWYER J.A. & MONTGOMERY E.L., The New Dictionary of Catholic Social Thought. ( Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1994)

3. HENRIOT P.J., DEBERRI E.P. & SCHULTHEIS M.J., Catholic Social Teaching. (New York: Orbis Books, 1988)

4. HOFFNER J., Economic Systems and Economic Ethics. (Koln: AACSS, 1988)

5. 江長流編譯，《教會對社會問題的立場》。台北：天主教真福出版社，1989。

Note:

*  Reference book recommended

Not offered this year