Other Books on Social Justice

Kathleen Mass Weigert and Alexia K. Kelley, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005.
Weigert and Kelley offer a collection of four essays from leading scholars on case studies that have been conducted within social justice projects across the country. Their book helps readers “understand different social justice issues within the framework of Catholic social thought”.

Kenneth R. Himes, Georgetown University Press, 2004.
Himes edits a comprehensive collection of essays on the history and development of the Catholic Social Tradition. The collection examines the many facets of the Catholic Social Tradition, offering a review of its meaning and origins.

Rev. Daniel Gerard Groody, CSC, Rowman And Littlefield Press, 2002.
A priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Daniel Groody writes about his experiences with Mexican immigrants while stationed along the U.S.-Mexico border. The book examines the cultural, political and spiritual elements at play in the immigration crisis.

David Hollenbach, SJ, Cambridge University Press, 2002.

David O’Brien, Orbis Books, 1992.

David O’Brien, Oxford University Press, 1968.
O’Brien’s book explores the influence of Catholics in the social reform movement, showing how the principles of the common good and certain papal guidelines interlinked with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s approach to Depression-era America.