pt. 1. Introduction. Introduction: well water deep down ; How a living tradition means
pt. 2. From the Bible to the Reformation. The Hebrew Scriptures ; The New Testament ; The early church: Christian faith and concern for the poor ; The early church: patristic teaching on ownership and wealth ; The beginnings of monastic life ; The Medieval period: Thomas Aquinas and natural law ethics ; The Medieval period: Thomas Aquinas on four economic issues ; The Protestant Reformation
pt. 3. Resources for Interpretation. The development of moral teaching ; Engaging controversies today ; What we should and should not learn from economics
pt. 4. Modern church teaching on economic life. Pope Leo XIII and Pope Pius XI ; Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI ; Contemporary Protestant thought on economic life ; Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI
pt. 5. Coming to conclusions. Principles for an economic ethic today ; Implications for an economic ethic today ; Society, government, and market: getting the relationships right ; Conclusion.
