{"product_id":"a-nation-for-all-isbn-9781118486375","title":"A Nation for All","description":"On the eve of the most important presidential election in decades, A NATION FOR ALL sounds the trumpet to the tens of millions of U.S. Catholics who have refused to buy the notion that people of faith must subscribe to the narrow agenda of the far right. By shining the light of authentic Catholic teaching on pressing contemporary concerns like war, human dignity, poverty, and the looming global climate crisis, this book shows Catholics how their own faith tradition calls them to tackle a sweeping array of issues commonly left out of the faith and politics dialog. Most important, A NATION FOR ALL demonstrates how the core Catholic and Christian belief in promoting the common good can provide Americans of all faith traditions with a much-needed solution to the downward spiral of greed, materialism, and excessive individualism. Foreword by Senator Robert P. Casey Jr. vii \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Common Good 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrigins of the Common Good 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Catholic Vision of the Common Good 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoring the Common Good 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenges to the Common Good 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding a Culture of the Common Good 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebuilding the Common Good for Our Families, Jobs, and Environment 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Catholic Social Tradition 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurprising or Familiar? 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Themes of the Catholic Social Tradition 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dignity of the Human Person 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Common Good 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSolidarity 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSubsidiarity 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Preferential Option for the Poor 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRights, Responsibilities, Participation 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUniversal Destination of Goods 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStewardship of God’s Creation 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeace 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopes and Principles 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheWorkers' Pope: Leo XIII 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Social Justice Pope: Pius XI 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Pope for the Common Good: John XXIII 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngaging the World: Vatican II 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Human Development Pope: Paul VI 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Life and Social Justice Pope: John Paul II 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pope of Love and Hope: Benedict XVI 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiving the Catholic Social Tradition 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Church and State 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Truth About Separation 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Place for Faith 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Compromise 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChurch and State in the Catholic Tradition 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolitical Compromise and the Culture of Life 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Voting Catholic 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatholics and the Religious Right 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheology and the Politics of Division 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVoting for the Common Good 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInform Your Conscience 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUse Prudence 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVote for the Common Good 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. An Agenda for the Common Good 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoverty: The Root of All Problems 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbortion 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Global Climate Crisis 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHealth Care 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWar 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmigration 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Practicing the Common Good 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConviction or Cowardice? 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCivility or Destruction? 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompromise or Disengagement? 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePersuasion or Coercion? 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaith, Politics, and the Future of America 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResources on Catholic Social Teaching and the Common Good 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElection Day Checklist 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eChris Korzen\u003c\/b\u003e is co-founder and executive director of Catholics United. He served as executive director of the Catholic Voting Project in 2004 and 2005 after working as an organizer with the Service Employees International Union and Pax Christi USA. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexia Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e is a principal founder and executive director of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good. She has served in diverse capacities with nongovernmental organizations committed to poverty reduction, social justice, and the environment. For nearly a decade, she worked in media, outreach, and development at the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the Catholic Church's national anti-poverty program.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Nation for All\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Alexia Kelley and Chris Korzen brilliantly bring alive the Common Good tradition not only because they understand it from the inside out, but also because they are deeply informed by their own efforts to do the hard work of justice. A Nation for All is a wise book that reminds Catholics of the astonishing relevance of their church's social teaching and offers Catholics and non-Catholics alike a genuinely fresh approach to healing the politics of division.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eE.J. Dionne Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e, senior fellow at Brookings Institution; University Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University; and author, Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Politics After the Religious Right\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In the divided state of American politics, an agenda of 'the common good' presents a clear and compelling vision for our future. With its history of the Catholic social tradition and its public policy ideas for today, A Nation for All persuasively offers that vision. I am an evangelical convert to Catholic social teaching, and this book by Korzen and Kelley is one of the best presentations I've seen. This book should be read by everyone seeking a society that works for the benefit of all of us, not just some of us.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJim Wallis\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e, and president, Sojourners\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"While this book is guided by deeply Catholic principles, Americans of all faith traditions will draw inspiration from its powerful call: to build a culture, economy, and politics in which everyone, rich and poor, has a place at the table, and everyone has a voice.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eSr. Helen Prejean\u003c\/b\u003e, C.S.J., author, \u003ci\u003eDead Man Walking and Death of Innocents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book effectively challenges the politics of division by encouraging a creative commitment to the tradition of Catholic social thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eWilliam J. 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