In my research, I explored how Catholic Social Teaching (CST) can contribute to strengthening social cohesion in Slovakia. Social cohesion refers to the bonds that hold human groups together and the degree of connectedness and solidarity among members of a society. It acts as a “social glue,” encompassing various dimensions...
Ever since my third year of theology studies in Zagreb, when I first encountered the work and thought of Karl Rahner, something “clicked” in me on an intellectual level. I felt a deep fascination and a sense of understanding. One of the most valuable characteristics of Rahner’s theology is the...
Fashion, as a reflection of social changes and trends, has always been a tool for the identification, socialization and communication of individuals, especially in a consumer society (Valentić 2018). The aim of my research is to shed light on fashion consumption and its implications for both society and the environment...
For the past four years, the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Pontifical University of St Thomas (Angelicum) has run a programme called CREATE, an acronym for: Catholic social teaching Rome Exchange: Advanced Training Experience. The overall programme, which is aimed at young people from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE),...
Sosteneva Hegel nelle Lezioni di Filosofia della Storia che lo Spirito Assoluto si fa strada nella realtà del Mondo e prende coscienza di sé attraverso la natura passionale dell’essere umano. Gli individui perseguono i propri particolari interessi, i quali finiscono col mescolarsi alle determinazioni universali fino a che l’opposizione delle...
Abstract La crescente pervasività delle tecnologie digitali nella vita umana richiede una riflessione morale che superi i confini dell’etica della progettazione e della regolazione algoritmica. Partendo dall’analogia con il peccato ecologico e fondandosi sulla dottrina delle virtù, questo studio propone un quadro teologico-morale per l’agire tecnologico. L’analisi si concentra sulla...
This study investigates how interreligious dialogue contributes to improving the labour market participation of migrant Muslim women (MMW) in Italy. Central to this analysis is the application of a relational approach of Priepaolo Donati, which emphasises the value of social bonds in processes of integration. Through an assessment of the...
Gli Studi che presentiamo in questo fascicolo sono indicativi degli interessi attuali che circolano all’interno della Facoltà di Scienze Sociali dell’Angelicum. Iniziamo con la sintesi della ricerca dottorale di Olena Komisarenko, recentemente conclusa con il raggiungimento del titolo. Ci viene presentato un aspetto particolare che influisce sull’integrazione degli immigrati in...
Can a comparative look at Christian social ethics contribute to ecumenism? That is the question posed by a slim volume titled: Trilogy of Social Ethics: Orthodox – Catholic – Protestant.[1] While the book has its limitations, it makes a thought-provoking attempt to approach ecumenical dialogue through the lens of Christian...
L’immaginario della fabbrica che spreme la vitalità dell’operaio fino a privarlo di ogni possibilità di realizzazione umana ha ceduto oggi il passo alla presentazione dell’impresa, o della grande “corporate” dei Paesi anglofoni, come luogo della realizzazione dell’individuo: il buio ed il grigio della fabbrica otto-novecentesca sono stati sostituiti dallo scintillio...
Il rapido sviluppo dell’intelligenza artificiale ha rivoluzionato numerosi aspetti della vita cambiando il modo in cui interagiamo, apprendiamo e persino costruiamo opinioni. Tuttavia, alla base di questi sistemi complessi si celano scelte progettuali e valori culturali che influenzano l’agency dell’IA. La problematica dell’allineamento ai valori locali emerge prepotentemente quando si...
Siamo sicuri che la crisi climatica e ambientale sia davvero ancora un problema in questa congiuntura storico-politica?[1] Siamo sicuri di non essere – noi che ce ne occupiamo – scaduti al ruolo di una retroguardia, un gruppetto girato dalla parte sbagliata della storia? Siamo certi che l’ambiente non si riduca...
Il costruttivismo: un idealismo strutturale Nel catalogare le forme di pacifismo attivo, Norberto Bobbio aveva distinto un approccio strumentale, uno istituzionale e infine uno finalistico. Il primo si concentra sui mezzi, per sostituire quelli violenti con altri incruenti nella risoluzione di vertenze e conflitti. Il secondo individua i fattori strutturali...
The attempt to articulate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Catholic Social Thought (CST), as Albino Barrera has done (see his article in this volume), is a salutary undertaking. The innovative and significant nature of his contribution deserves to be hailed. For CST is not intended as an ethical framework...
Introduction This response offers a commentary on Fr. A. Barrera’s short paper, Balancing Clashing Sustainable Development Goals with Catholic Social Thought’s Order of Charity. Fr. Barrera addresses the inherent tensions among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) arising from limited resources. He proposes drawing on Catholic Social Thought (CST) to triage...
This article provides a commentary on Fr. Albino Barrera’s “Catholic Social Thought’s Order of Charity and Balancing Clashing Sustainable Development Goals.” In his paper, Fr. A. Barrera presents an insightful framework for addressing trade-offs between poverty alleviation and climate change mitigation in the context of resource scarcity. He proposes that,...
Introduction Fr. A. Barrera’s short paper, Balancing Clashing Sustainable Development Goals with Catholic Social Thought’s Order of Charity, makes a substantial contribution to the current debate on the role of the SDGs of the United Nations as a conceptual and empirical framework to guarantee environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive economic...
I. The trade-off to be resolved The seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are truly laudable for their ambition and comprehensive scope. Nevertheless, implementation is clearly a problem in the face of limited societal resources. In June of 2023, world leaders gathered in Paris to discuss a global financial package that...
The Faculty of Social Sciences at the PUST/Angelicum launched the project “Putting Catholic Social Teaching into Practice” in April 2024, with an opening conference under the title: “Can we Measure How Well We are Doing?”, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xcmeXZKR8&t=8815s The project aims to bring Catholic Social Teaching (CST) into dialogue with...
PREFACE I am writing these notes in the immediate aftermath of the 2024 presidential elections which saw the surprising net victory of the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, in an attempt to answer a question addressed to me by one of my old-time friends living in Italy, “What is happening...
