Tuesday, 14 July 2015 20:37

Subsidiarity, Distributism, and Social Credit (or Three Acres and a Cow)

Subsidiarity, Distributism, and Social Credit (or Three Acres and a Cow)

“Subsidiarity” is the name given to the principle that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which cannot be performed at a more local level.

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Monday, 06 July 2015 20:30

Laudato Si and Missed Opportunities

Laudato Si and Missed Opportunities

The latest encyclical, Laudato Si, is generating a great deal of heat both inside and outside of the Catholic Church – and more heat than light I am afraid. Instead of discussing the various and, in some cases, quite serious scientific, philosophical, and theological concerns that a number of commentators have raised in reference to it (consider, for example, the following interview with Chris Ferrara:

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Thursday, 16 October 2014 20:19

A Review of "The Economics of Social Credit and Catholic Social Teaching"

A Review of "The Economics of Social Credit and Catholic Social Teaching"

The following review of my booklet The Economics of Social Credit and Catholic Social Teaching was recently published by James Reed in Australia:

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