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The Framework of a Christian state

by E. Cahill (Author)

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The book is intended primarily for students of Social Science who accept the Church's teaching. Its main purpose is to summarise and present in a consecutive and more or less scientific form the main elements of the teachings of the Roman Pontiffs (especially Leo XIII and our present Holy Father Pius XI), the Catholic Bishops and the standard Catholic authors on questions connected with social organisation and public life, including such topics as personal rights and duties, the privileges and position of the family in the social organism, the interrelations of capital and labour, the place of religion in public life, education, the functions of the State, its constitution, laws and administration, the due interrelations of its component parts with one another, its relations with the Church, etc.--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Hardcover: 701 pages
Publisher: Roman Catholic Books (1997)
Language: English
ASIN: B0006QRDRG
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Codefro

Generally good, but...

January 11, 2016

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I generally like this work, but a portion of it is not complete. In the section where Cahill discusses forms of government that are compatible with Catholic social teaching. He deduces that a Constitutional or Parliamentary Monarchy, or a Republican Democracy model fit. He outright denies that an Absolute Monarchy is compatible with CST. I disagree with him. St. Thomas Aquinas wrote that the greatest form of government would be an Absolute Monarchy with a virtuous Monarch. Granted, I understand why Cahill comes down as he does. He neglects to mention Traditional Monarchy as an option. It is similar to Absolute, but the power of a Monarch is limited by tradition of the lands, or more specifically the Holy Catholic Church. The Church's classic duty to rulers was to put barriers on their rule, hence always the tension between the Church and the State. It wasn't until the Protestant revolt that the state destroyed those barriers and things were on the brink of changing. It would have been nice if Cahill touched on this, but it need not matter based on his conclusions. He desired to see the Republic of Ireland become a democracy and so it would have mattered little to keep discussing possibilities in Monarchy.

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Jacek Pawlowski

A must read

October 31, 2014

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A must read for those who want to understand the working of society and the state.

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Dr. Garrick Small

Classic compendium of Catholic Social Thought

June 10, 2009

Format: Hardcover

Cahill wrote this book in 1932 which locates it historically and it needs to be read in the context of its time. With that one caveat, the book offers a complete and accessible compendium of Christian social thought. I found it after exploring classical Christian thought on economics, politics and society for over twenty years and this one book is a summary of all the key principles that today one must glean in scraps and controversy from a myriad of sources.

Much of its content is no longer politically correct, but that is not to say it is not correct. It will challenge many readers as it provides a critique of both the contemporary liberal and the contemporary conservative. For those with the humility to accept the possibility that their preferred modern ideology may not be as watertight as they would like, this is an excellent call to reflection. It also points attention to some issues that have now passed beyond the politically correct to the socially taboo. These too should give rise to reflection, especially in the light of the fact that Cahill was in no way controversial for his 1932 audience.

For those who believe that there may be some unchanging principles at the base of human society, this book is a presenation of what those principles were understood to be eighty years ago. In addition they represent connections to the longer Christian tradition as understood within the Catholic intellectual tradition.

Overall, the book presents in a single volume a thesis for the ordering of society that has perhaps been validated in recent times through its denial and the resulting social chaos of the west. Some notions that were commonplace for Cahill's audience may now seem unacceptable, but the thoughtful reader may find this as much opportunity to reflect on the grounds for their current rejection as grounds to reject the older position.

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