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Catholic Social Teaching<\/h1>\n

2026 Book Recommendations<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Andreas Widmer<\/p>\n

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St. John Paul II<\/p>\n

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Dr. Andrew Abela<\/p>\n

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Eusebius<\/p>\n

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F. Russell Hittinger<\/p>\n

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Jacques Maritain<\/p>\n

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Each year, the distinguished faculty of our joint Catholic University of America & CAPP-USA Certificate Program in Catholic Social Teaching curate a thoughtful collection of books and readings aligned with their course topics.<\/h5>\n
Compiled by Natalie Dengler, Co-Director of the Program at CAPP, we are privileged to share these carefully selected recommendations with you.<\/h5>\n
Happy Reading!<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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The Threefold Cornerstone: Human Dignity<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Michael Gorman,<\/strong> Ordinary Professor, School of Philosophy and Father Kurt Pritzl, O.P. Chair in Philosophy at Catholic University of America.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On the Dignity of Society: Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law<\/a> by F. Russell Hittinger.<\/span><\/p>\n

City of God<\/a> by St. Augustine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Encountering Artificial Intelligence: Ethical and Anthropological Investigations<\/a> by A.I. Research Group for the Centre for Digital Culture Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy See.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Threefold Cornerstone: Solidarity<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Peter Kilpatrick<\/strong>, President of the Catholic University of America.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Person Means Relation<\/a> by David Walsh. David Walsh offers a moving reflection on personhood, beginning from the connection between person and relation established in the Trinitarian theology of St. Thomas Aquinas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Love and Responsibility<\/a> by Karol Wojtyla. Drawing from his own pastoral experience as a priest and bishop before he became Pope John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla has produced a remarkably eloquent and resourceful defense of Catholic tradition in the sphere of family life and sexual morality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dignitas Infinita<\/a><\/p>\n

Dilexi Te<\/a><\/p>\n

The Office and Authority of the Local Prior in the Order of Saint Augustine<\/a> by Robert F. Prevost<\/span><\/p>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Peter Kilpatrick<\/strong>, President of the Catholic University of America.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Person Means Relation<\/a> by David Walsh. David Walsh offers a moving reflection on personhood, beginning from the connection between person and relation established in the Trinitarian theology of St. Thomas Aquinas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Love and Responsibility<\/a> by Karol Wojtyla. Drawing from his own pastoral experience as a priest and bishop before he became Pope John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla has produced a remarkably eloquent and resourceful defense of Catholic tradition in the sphere of family life and sexual morality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dignitas Infinita<\/a><\/p>\n

Dilexi Te<\/a><\/p>\n

The Office and Authority of the Local Prior in the Order of Saint Augustine<\/a> by Robert F. Prevost<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Threefold Cornerstone: Subsidiarity<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations from Brian Corbin<\/strong>, Executive Vice President of Catholic Charities USA.<\/p>\n

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community<\/a> by Robert Putnam. Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work\u2014but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, which The Economist hailed as \u201ca prodigious achievement.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Social Capital Primer<\/a> by Robert Putnam.<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking Back to Look Forward<\/a> In conversation with John McKnight about the heritage of ABCD and its place in the world today. By Cormac Russell.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time<\/a> by Seth D. Kaplan<\/span><\/p>\n

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The History of CST<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Michael Pakaluk<\/strong>, Ordinary Professor, Busch School of Business at Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n

Principles of Political Economy<\/a> by Fr. Matteo Liberatore.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Wealth of Nations<\/a> by Adam Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Republic<\/a> by Plato.
<\/span><\/p>\n

Aristotle’s \u201cPolitics\u201d: Second Edition<\/a> by Aristotle.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Second Treatise of Civil Government<\/a> by John Locke.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God<\/a> by George Weigel.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Michael Pakaluk<\/strong>, Ordinary Professor, Busch School of Business at Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n

Principles of Political Economy<\/a> by Fr. Mattheo Liberatore.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Wealth of Nations<\/a> by Adam Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Republic<\/a> by Plato.
<\/span><\/p>\n

Aristotle’s \u201cPolitics\u201d: Second Edition<\/a> by Aristotle.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Second Treatise of Civil Government<\/a> by John Locke.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God<\/a> by George Weigel.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Catholic Social Teaching and the Developing World<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Henry Schwalbenberg<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Economics at Fordham University and the Director of the Graduate Program in International Political Economy and Development (IPED).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Integral Humanism: Temporal and Spiritual Problems of a New Christendom<\/a> by Jacques Maritain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church<\/a> by the Pontifical Council For Justice And Peace.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It<\/a> by Paul Collier.
<\/span><\/p>\n

World Food Report<\/a> by Christopher Barrett.<\/span><\/p>\n

Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Proust and the Squid The Story and Science of the Reading Brain<\/a> by Dr. Maryanne Wolf, expert in cognitive neuroscience and education, Professor-in-residence and Dean of the Center for Dyslexia Diverse Learners and Social Justice, UCLA, member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deaths of Despair<\/a> by Sir Angus Deaton.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Catholic Social Teaching and Religious Freedom<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations and pivotal District and Supreme Court cases from Dr. William Saunders, Esq<\/strong>., Director of The Catholic University of America\u2019s Center for Human Rights.<\/p>\n

Dignitatis Humanae<\/a> by Pope St. Paul VI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mahmoud et al. v. Taylor et al.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc., et al. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission et al.<\/a>
<\/span><\/p>\n

Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board et al. v. Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Employment\u00a0Division\u00a0v.\u00a0Smith<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Little Sisters of the Poor<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Apache Land<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Chiles v. Salazar<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bates v. Pakseresht<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Book recommendations and pivotal District and Supreme Court cases from Dr. William Saunders, Esq.<\/strong>, Director of The Catholic University of America\u2019s Center for Human Rights.<\/p>\n

Dignitatis Humanae<\/a> by Pope St. Paul VI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mahmoud et al. v. Taylor et al.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc., et al. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission et al.<\/a>
<\/span><\/p>\n

Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board et al. v. Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Employment\u00a0Division\u00a0v.\u00a0Smith<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Little Sisters of the Poor<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Apache Land<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Chiles v. Salazar<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bates v. Pakseresht<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Role of the State<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. V. Bradley Lewis<\/strong>, Dean and Associate Professor, School of Philosophy at Catholic University of America.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

City of God<\/a> by St. Augustine.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Republic<\/a> by Plato.
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Aristotle’s \u201cPolitics\u201d: Second Edition<\/a> by Aristotle.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Preparation for the Gospel<\/a> by Eusebius of Caesarea.<\/span><\/p>\n

De re publica\u00a0(On the Republic)<\/a> by Cicero.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the Laws (De Legibus)<\/a> by Cicero.<\/span><\/p>\n

De officiis (On Duties)<\/a> by Cicero. His most important work of ethics which exercised particular influence on subsequent Western moral and political thought.<\/span><\/p>\n

Treatise on Law: The Complete Text<\/a> by St. Thomas Aquinas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leviathan<\/a> by Thomas Hobbes.<\/span><\/p>\n

1648 Peace of Westphalia<\/a> a series of treaties that ended the Thirty Years’ War in Europe. It established the principle of state sovereignty laying the groundwork for the modern nation-state system and allowed rulers to choose the religion of their territory.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Theoretical Treatise on Natural Law Resting on Fact<\/a> by Luigi Taparelli d\u2019Azeglio. His principal work in five volumes, Saggio teoretico di dritto naturale appoggiato sul fatto (A Theoretical Treatiseon Natural Law Resting on Fact).<\/span><\/p>\n

Development of Scholastic Natural-Law Thought as a Science of Society and Politics<\/a> by Luigi Taparelli d\u2019Azeglio.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Constitution of Ireland, 1937<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Syllabus of Errors<\/a> by Pope B. Pius IX.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aeterni Patris<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diuturnum<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.
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Immortale Dei<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Magni Nobis<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quadragesimo Anno<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mit brennender Sorge<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Divini Redemptoris<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Firmissimam Constantiam<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Humani generis unitas<\/a> At the time of his death, Pius XI was reviewing an early version of an additional encyclical, Humani generis unitas (On the Unity of the Human Race), on the Church, anti-Semitism, racism and persecution of Jews.<\/span><\/p>\n

Summi Pontificatus<\/a> by Pope Pius XII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dignitatis Humanae<\/a> by Pope St. Paul VI.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Democracy<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book\u00a0recommendations from Dr. V. Bradley Lewis<\/strong>, Dean and Associate Professor, School of Philosophy at Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n

Libertas<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Graves de Communi re<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.
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Immortale Dei<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quas Primas<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pacem in Terris<\/a> by Pope St. John XXIII.<\/span><\/p>\n

1944 Christmas Message<\/a> by Pope Pius XII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gaudium et Spes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Veritatis Splendor<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n

Evangelium Vitae<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n

Treatise on Law: The Complete Text<\/a> by St. Thomas Aquinas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Christianity and Democracy, and The Rights of Man and Natural Law<\/a> by Jacques Maritain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Man and the State<\/a> by Jacques Maritain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Philosophy of Democratic Government (Charles R. Walgreen Foundation Lectures)<\/a> by Yves R. Simon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation<\/a> by Amartya Sen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. V. Bradley Lewis<\/strong>, Dean and Associate Professor, School of Philosophy at Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n

Libertas<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Graves de Communi re<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.
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Immortale Dei<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quas Primas<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pacem in Terris<\/a> by Pope St. John XXIII.<\/span><\/p>\n

1944 Christmas Message<\/a> by Pope Pius XII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gaudium et Spes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Veritatis Splendor<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n

Evangelium Vitae<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n

Treatise on Law: The Complete Text<\/a> by St. Thomas Aquinas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Christianity and Democracy, and The Rights of Man and Natural Law<\/a> by Jacques Maritain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Man and the State<\/a> by Jacques Maritain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Philosophy of Democratic Government (Charles R. Walgreen Foundation Lectures)<\/a> by Yves R. Simon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation<\/a> by Amartya Sen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Alienation<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Michael Gorman<\/strong>, Ordinary Professor, School of Philosophy and Father Kurt Pritzl, O.P. Chair in Philosophy at Catholic University of America.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Participation or Alienation<\/a> by Karol Wojtyla.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Idea of a University<\/a> by Bl. John Henry Newman. Newman assembles a series of his key discourses and lectures exploring the purpose and mission of Catholic liberal education, the primacy of theology and its relation to other disciplines, classical studies, modern science, and intellectual rigor. The result is a profound and energetic exploration of the centrality of wisdom in academic culture and Christian life.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Giving Tree<\/a> by Shel Silverstein.<\/span><\/p>\n

Instruction on Certain Aspects of the \u201cTheology of Liberation\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Culture<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Robert Royal<\/strong>, President of the Faith & Reason Institute in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

The Martyrs of the New Millennium<\/a> by Dr. Robert Royal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Culture and the Thomist Tradition: After Vatican II<\/a> by\u00a0Tracey Rowland.<\/span><\/p>\n

We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition<\/a> by John Courtney Murray S.J.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dignitatis Humanae<\/a> by Pope St. Paul VI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Enchiridion Symbolorum: A Compendium of Creeds, Definitions and Declarations of the Catholic Church <\/a> by Heinrich Denzinger.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Robert Royal<\/strong>, President of the Faith & Reason Institute in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

The Martyrs of the New Millennium<\/a> by Dr. Robert Royal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Culture and the Thomist Tradition: After Vatican II<\/a> by\u00a0Tracey Rowland.<\/span><\/p>\n

We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition<\/a> by John Courtney Murray S.J.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dignitatis Humanae<\/a> by Pope St. Paul VI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Enchiridion Symbolorum: A Compendium of Creeds, Definitions and Declarations of the Catholic Church <\/a> by Heinrich Denzinger.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Family<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Helen Alvare<\/strong>, Robert A. Levy Endowed Chair in Law and Liberty at George Mason University\u2019s Antonin Scalia Law School.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Religious Freedom after the Sexual Revolution: A Catholic Guide<\/a> by Dr. Helen Alvare.<\/span><\/p>\n

Putting Children’s Interests First in US Family Law and Policy: With Power Comes Responsibility<\/a> by Dr. Helen Alvare.<\/span><\/p>\n

Breaking Through: Catholic Women Speak for Themselves<\/a> by Dr. Helen Alvare.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind<\/a> by Melissa S. Kearney.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010<\/a> by Charles Murray.<\/span><\/p>\n

Faithful For Life: A Moral Reflection<\/a> by the USCCB.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization<\/a> by Brad Wilcox.<\/span><\/p>\n

Liquid Modernity<\/a> by Zygmunt Bauman.<\/span><\/p>\n

Status vs. Conduct in Non-Discrimination Laws<\/a> by Villanova Law Review.<\/span><\/p>\n

Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage<\/a> by Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study<\/a> by George E. Vaillant.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Negro Family: The Case for National Action<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Cheap Sex: The Transformation of Men, Marriage, and Monogamy<\/a> by Mark Regnerus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marriage and Caste in America: Separate and Unequal Families in a Post-Marital Age<\/a> by Kay S. Hymowitz.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth Hardcover<\/a> by Dr. Catherine Pakaluk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children’s Rights Movement<\/a>\u00a0by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning.<\/span><\/p>\n

From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity<\/a> by Kyle Harper.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soul Mates: Religion, Sex, Love, and Marriage among African Americans and Latinos<\/a> by\u00a0W. Bradford Wilcox and Nicholas H. Wolfinger.<\/span><\/p>\n

Children of Divorce: Preliminary Report of a Ten-Year Follow-up of Older Children and Adolescents<\/a> by Judith S. Wallerstein Ph.D.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Religious Sense<\/a> by Luigi Giussani.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the Origin of the Christian Claim<\/a> by Luigi Giussani.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why the Church?<\/a> by Luigi Giussani.<\/span><\/p>\n

Morality: Memory and Desire<\/a> by Luigi Giussani.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries<\/a> by\u00a0Rodney Stark.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory<\/a> by Abigail Favale.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Witness of Early Christian Women: Mothers of the Church<\/a> by Mike Aquilina.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gaudium et Spes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Centesimus Annus<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n

Evangelium Vitae<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deus Caritas Est<\/a> by Pope Benedict XVI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caritas in Veritate<\/a> by Pope Benedict XVI.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Free Market Economy<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Andrew Abela<\/strong>, Dean and Ordinary Professor of Marketing, the Busch School of Business at Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n

Superhabits: The Universal System for a Successful Life<\/a> by Dr. Andrew Abela.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Catechism for Business: Tough Ethical Questions & Insights from Catholic Teaching (Second Edition)<\/a> by Dr. Andrew V. Abela with Joesph E. Capizzi. The book’s easy-to-use question and answer approach invites quick reference for tough questions and serves as a basis for reflection and deeper study in the rich Catholic tradition of social doctrine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Christian Social Witness and Teaching Volume 1 and 2<\/a> by Rodger Charles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Centuries of Economic Endeavor: Parallel Paths in Japan and Europe and Their Contrast with the Third World<\/a> by John P. Powelson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones<\/a> by James Clear.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Virtues, or The Examined Life (Handbooks of Catholic Theology)<\/a> by Romanus Cessario.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gaudium et Spes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Rerum Novarum<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quadragesimo Anno<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Centesimus Annus<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n

Laborem Exercens<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ custom_padding=”|50px|20px|” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||0px” custom_padding_phone=”10px||10px||true|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n

Book\u00a0recommendations from Dr. Andrew Abela<\/strong>, Dean and Ordinary Professor of Marketing, the Busch School of Business at Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n

Superhabits: The Universal System for a Successful Life<\/a> by Dr. Andrew Abela.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Catechism for Business: Tough Ethical Questions &amp; Insights from Catholic Teaching (Second Edition)<\/a> by Dr. Andrew V Abela with Joesph E Capizzi. The book’s easy-to-use question and answer approach invites quick reference for tough questions and serves as a basis for reflection and deeper study in the rich Catholic tradition of social doctrine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Christian Social Witness and Teaching Volume 1 and 2<\/a> by Rodger Charles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Centuries of Economic Endeavor: Parallel Paths in Japan and Europe and Their Contrast with the Third World<\/a> by John P. Powelson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones<\/a> by James Clear.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Virtues, or The Examined Life (Handbooks of Catholic Theology)<\/a> by Romanus Cessario.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gaudium et Spes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Rerum Novarum<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quadragesimo Anno<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Centesimus Annus<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n

Laborem Exercens<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Entrepreneurship<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations from Andreas Widme<\/strong>r, Director of the Arthur & Carlyse Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship and Associate Professor of Practice, the Busch School of Business at Catholic University of America.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Pope & The CEO: John Paul II’s Leadership Lessons to a Young Swiss Guard<\/a> by Andreas Widmer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship: Creating Enduring Value<\/a> by Andreas Widmer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Consumerism<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Christine Firer Hinze<\/strong>, Professor of Theological and Social Ethics at Fordham University.<\/p>\n

A Living Wage<\/a> by John A. Ryan and Richard T. Ely<\/span><\/p>\n

The Wealth of Nations<\/a> by Adam Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following Christ in a Consumer Society: The Spirituality of Cultural Resistance<\/a> by John F Kavanaugh.<\/span><\/p>\n

Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age<\/a> by Felicia Wu Song.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness<\/a> by Jonathan Haidt.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sabbath as Resistance, New Edition with Study Guide: Saying No to the Culture of Now<\/a> by Walter Brueggemann.<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World (Living Faith)<\/a> by Michael Naughton.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Book recommendations from Dr. Christine Firer Hinze<\/strong>, Professor of Theological and Social Ethics at Fordham University.<\/p>\n

A Living Wage<\/a> by John A. Ryan and Richard T. Ely<\/span><\/p>\n

The Wealth of Nations<\/a> by Adam Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following Christ in a Consumer Society: The Spirituality of Cultural Resistance<\/a> by John F Kavanaugh.<\/span><\/p>\n

Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age<\/a> by Felicia Wu Song.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness<\/a> by Jonathan Haidt.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sabbath as Resistance, New Edition with Study Guide: Saying No to the Culture of Now<\/a> by Walter Brueggemann.<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World (Living Faith)<\/a> by Michael Naughton.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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