Until Dignity Becomes Ordinary
The Grammar of Dignity in Catholic Social Teaching
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4313930 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Philipp Whelan (0000-0001-6152-659X, Baylor University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 716 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel14060716 |
| OpenAlex | W4381572393 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article explores the theme of dignity as it emerges in Pope Leo XIII's Rerum novarum (1891) and develops within mainstream Catholic social teaching. In expositing the grammar of dignity, I argue that, while the tradition certainly affirms dignity as an equal status pertaining to all people as created in God's image, dignity is not just a status. Given how conditions in our world so often deny this truth about the human creature, dignity is, therefore, something we must have faith in, as well as constantly fight to make ordinary
Acknowledgement · Dignity · Environmental ethics · Faith · Mainstream · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Law · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |