Based on a careful reading of Pope Benedicts groundbreaking 2009 encyclical <i>Caritas in Veritate</i> (Charity in Truth), the essays in this substantial work explore how an encounter with the person of Jesus Christ is the true basis for economic and social progress. The contributors are experts in various disciplines -- theology, philosophy, biblical studies, political science, economics, finance, environmental science -- and represent a broad spectrum of Catholic thought, from liberal to conservative. This is the first book in English to offer an overarching interpretation of<i>Caritas in Veritate.</i><br><ul style="list-style-type:none"><li><b>Contributors</b></li><li>J. Brian Benestad</li><li>Simona Beretta</li><li>Michael Budde</li><li>Patrick Callahan</li><li>Paulo Fernando Carneiro de Andrade</li><li>Peter J. Casarella</li><li>William T. Cavanaugh</li><li>Maryann Cusimano Love</li><li>Daniel K. Finn</li><li>Roberto Goizueta</li><li>Lorna Gold</li><li>Keith Lemna</li><li>D. Stephen Long</li><li>Archbishop Celestino Migliore</li><li>Michael Naughton</li><li>Julie Hanlon Rubio</li><li>Sister Damien Marie Savino, F.S.E.</li><li>David L. Schindler</li><li>Theodore Tsukahara Jr.</li><li>Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson</li><li>Horacio Vela</li></ul>