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WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS received the ecclesiastical imprimatur on June 18, 1960, from Bishop Robert Joyce, of Burlington, Vt. The book was by John Courtney Murray, a Jesuit priest from [...]

In CAPITAL in the Twenty-First Century, French economist Thomas Piketty analyzes wealth accumulation and inequality under advanced capitalism. Moralists and students of papal thought will need to come to grips with its argument, particularly since Pope Francis’s Evangelii gaudiumis said to have posed radical criticisms of economic inequality. This article puts Piketty into dialogue with Francis’s critique of economic inequality by arguing, first, that Piketty uncovers the kinds of inequality of which Catholic social teaching must take account, and second, that Francis’s work contains the resources needed to show the moral significance of Piketty’s findings. The argument for this second conclusion shows what is and is not radical in Evangelii gaudium’s treatment of economic inequality.

AbstractIn this article, I sketch a reading of Rawls's work that ties together many of the features that distinguish it from the work of other authors commemorated in this issue. On this reading, the two world wars and the Holocaust pressed the question of whether a just liberal democracy is possible. Seeking to defend reasonable faith in that possibility, Rawls developed a theory of justice for an ideally just liberal democracy. He argued that such a society is a ?real possibility? because, given reasonable psychological assumptions, the basic institutions of a just society would engender the moral support of its citizens. In doing so, Rawls challenged alternative accounts of moral motivation that enjoyed some currency in the analytic philosophy of the time. The interpretation of Rawls's work defended here therefore locates him in the philosophical as well as the political history of the twentieth century.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Overtime crackdown: Rx for unemployment," which appeared in the January 18, 1964 issue, "The computer era gets nearer," which appeared in the January 18, 1964 issue and "Pattern for truckers," which appeared in the January 25, 1964 issue.

Examines the position of Catholic bishops on the prohibition of prochoice politicians in speaking engagements at Catholic universities for political gain. Indicative views of political representations that claim a substantive and controversial position on the duties of public officials in a representative democracy; Suggestions for Catholic universities in facilitating a dialogue between Catholic bishops and Catholic politicians on the issues of abortion; Role of Catholic universities in the arguments between bishops and Catholic politicians.

Several letters to the editor in response to previous articles including "The Passion of C.S. Lewis" in the February 9, 2006 issue and Jasper Griffin's review of the book "Gilgamesh," by Stephen Mitchell.

Presents letters to the editor in response to articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Critique of a article on literary theory; "Church Meets State," which focused on the political aspects of Christianity in the U.S.; Details of historical use of homeopathic treatment.