Patristic Social Thought and Contemporary Christian Social Thought: Some Hermeneutical Models for a Dialogue

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Acknowledgments v Abbreviations vii List of Tables viii Bibliography ix Introduction xl Chapter 1. Patristic Sources and Catholic Social Teaching I. Overview of the Study 3 II. Six Problem Areas 5 A. (In-)Frequency of use 5 B. Context Oversight 11 C. Context Mismatch 12 D. (Mis-)Quotation 14 E. Patristic sources not socio-ethical sources 17 F. Uneven contribution to CST rhetoric 18 III. A New Vision for CST 21 IV. Chapter Summary 23 Chapter 2. Survey of Patristic Social Thought I. Studying Patristic Social Thought 25 II. Major Themes in Patristic Social Thought 33 A. Common Good 34 1. Common Good in the Greek and Roman Context 35 2. Common Good in Christian Teaching and Its Context 38 3. Review of the Secondary Literature on the Common Good 42 B. Private Property 44 1. Private Property in the Greek and Roman Context 44 2. Private Property in Christian Teaching and Its Context 48 3. Review of the Secondary Literature on Private Property 54 C. The Poor 59 1. The Poor in the Greek and Roman Context 59 2. The Poor in Christian Teaching and Its Context 62 3. Review of the Secondary Literature on the Poor 66 III. Chapter Summary 68 Chapter 3. Application of an “Authorial Intent” Model I. Survey of the “Authorial Intent” Model 69 II. Application of the Model to Asterius of Amasea’s Homily 1 76 A. Date and Setting of the homily 77 B. Summary of the Homily 77 1. Homily 1.1 77 2. Homily 1.2-5 78 3. Homily 1.6-8 80 4. Homily 1.9-12 82 C. Social Thought of the Homily 84 D. Summary 90 III. Application of the Model to Jerome’s Homily 86 90 A. Date and Setting of the homily 91 B. Summary of the Homily 92 1. Homily 86.1-57 92 2. Homily 86.58-138 94 3. Homily 86.139-231 96 4. Homily 86.232-327 98 C. Social Thought of the Homily 99 D. Summary 102 IV. Chapter Summary 103 Chapter 4. Application of a “Distanciation” Model I. Survey of the “Distanciation” Model 105 II. Application of the Model to Asterius of Amasea’s Homily 1 116 III. Application of the Model to Jerome’s Homily 86 121 IV. Chapter Summary 129 Chapter 5. Application of the “Normativity of the Future” Model I. Survey of the Normativity of the Future Model 130 II. Application of the Model to Asterius of Amasea’s Homily 1 136 III. Application of the Model to Jerome’s Homily 86 140 IV. Chapter Summary 146 Chapter 6. Application of a “New Intellectual History” Model I. Survey of a “New Intellectual History” Model 149 II. Application of the Model to Asterius of Amasea’s Homily 1 156 III. Application of the Model to Jerome’s Homily 86 161 IV. Chapter Summary 165 Chapter 7. Conclusion I. Review of the Study 168 II. Some Spaces for Dialogue between Patristic and Christian Social Thought 173 Appendices I. Text of Asterius of Amasea’s Homily 1 A-1 II. Text of Jerome’s Homily 86 A-10 III. Patristic Sources and Catholic Social Teaching: A Forgotten Dimension A-18 A. General Introduction A-18 B. Analysis of the Patristic Source Citations A-25 IV. The Hermeneutic of Detachment from Private Property in Basil of Caesarea’s Homily 6 A-142nrpages: 381status: publishe