Catholic Social Teaching, Theology, and Sociology

Exploring the Common Ground

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3422901
AutoresVivencio Ballano (0000-0002-2013-6429, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, autor correspondente)
Ano2019
Volume10
Fascículo10
Páginas557
Data de publicação2019-09-27
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel10100557
OpenAlexW2975461503
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas17

Drawing on some secondary literature and using sociological perspectives, in this paper, I trace the fundamental conflict and differences between sociology and theology as academic disciplines and draw some implications on why the contributions of sociological inquiries and their empirical assessments of society and human behavior are seldom used in literature and learning materials on Catholic social teaching (CST)-a body of moral principles based on papal, conciliar, and other official Church documents on the Christian faith and social concerns. I argue that despite methodological and theoretical differences, sociology and CST's moral theology can share a common ground in dealing with the social order: the moral theologizing of CST begins where sociologizing ends. Sociology is a necessary tool to reformulate CST's Christian message to the constantly changing historical and social contexts and provide empirical illustrations to its moral teachings

Catholic social teaching · Common ground · Empirical research · Epistemology · Faith · Moral theology · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Theology · Catholicism and Religious Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Education and Schools