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The article aims to make a contribution to the subject of the recent ideological evolution of progressive Christianity in Spain and its adaptation to the changes that have taken place after the end of the historical experience of "real" socialism. This is done through the case of the Jesuit Center of Studies Christianity and Justice of Catalonia, of singular implantation and intellectual relevance, mainly through the analysis of its periodical publications since its founding in 1981. The study shows a growing distancing from the initial positions of the Centre on certain Marxist postulates and the Liberation Theology to approach quickly and increasingly to a more pragmatic social democracy and to relativistic stances typical of post-modernity. ; El artículo pretende hacer una aportación al tema de la evolución ideológica reciente del cristianismo progresista en España y su adaptación a los cambios acaecidos tras el fin de la experiencia histórica del socialismo "real". Ello se realiza a través del caso del jesuítico Centro de Estudios Cristianismo y Justicia de Cataluña, de singular implantación y relevancia intelectual, fundamentalmente a través del análisis de sus publicaciones periódicas desde su fundación en 1981. El estudio arroja un distanciamiento creciente de las posturas iniciales del Centro respecto a ciertos postulados marxistas y a la teología de la Liberación para acercarse rápida y crecientemente a una socialdemocracia más pragmática y a planteamientos relativistas propios de la posmodernidad.

"In this book, the author, Ronald J. Sider, combines over 40 thought-provoking essays, sermons, speeches, prayers, and insights written and delivered across various time frames and events into topics from liberation, justice, and biblical shalom. Sider's essays, sermons, and speeches focus on how injustice remains a way of life for many evangelical Christians. He challenges corporations, individuals, and believers, emphasizing evangelicals of all-ages to make the world just and peaceful according to God's Word. The chapters include a brief introduction to connect the past to the present times"--

Wide-ranging and ambitious, "Justice" combines moral philosophy and Christian ethics to develop an important theory of rights and of justice as grounded in rights. Nicholas Wolterstorff discusses what it is to have a right, and he locates rights in the respect due the worth of the rights-holder. After contending that socially-conferred rights require the existence of natural rights, he argues that no secular account of natural human rights is successful; he offers instead a theistic account. Wolterstorff prefaces his systematic account of justice as grounded in rights with an exploration of the common claim that rights-talk is inherently individualistic and possessive. He demonstrates that the idea of natural rights originated neither in the Enlightenment nor in the individualistic philosophy of the late Middle Ages, but was already employed by the canon lawyers of the twelfth century.He traces our intuitions about rights and justice back even further, to Hebrew and Christian scriptures. After extensively discussing justice in the Old Testament and the New, he goes on to show why ancient Greek and Roman philosophy could not serve as a framework for a theory of rights. Connecting rights and wrongs to God's relationship with humankind, "Justice" not only offers a rich and compelling philosophical account of justice, but also makes an important contribution to overcoming the present-day divide between religious discourse and human rights.

Introduction: The political and theological evolution of Christianity and human rights / Frederick M. Shepherd -- Past sins, future promise : overviews of Christianity and human rights -- Deliver us from evil : genocide and the Christian world / James E. Waller -- A Dickensian era of religious rights / John Witte, Jr. -- Religious freedom and human rights -- Religous freedom : a challenge for the church / Johannes A. van der Ven -- The enduring alliance of religious freedom and democracy / Joseph Loconte -- Religious freedom and international law / Robert F. Drinan -- Democracy and human dignity / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Theological and philosophical foundations for human rights -- Universal rights or personal relations? / Patrick Byrne -- Human rights, the common good, and our supernatural destiny / Dana L. Dillon -- Božena Koma︠rkova︠ : toward an existential Christian philosophy of human rights / Joyce J. Michael -- Catholic social teaching, economic rights, and globalization / John Sniegocki -- Rights, capabilities, and human flourishing / Jonathan Warner -- Case studies -- The rights of the poor : Christian theology and human rights practices in Latin America's Andean Region / Thomas Bamat -- Christianity and human rights in Vietnam : the case of ethnic minorities, 1975-2007 / James F. Lewis -- From human rights to human wrongs : the dramatic turn-about of the South African Pentecostal Movement / Nico Horn -- Concluding remarks on Christianity and human rights / Frederick M. Shepherd

Christian faith, Jesus, and Catholic social teaching -- The twenty-first century : how did we get here? -- Poverty, economic justice, and human development -- Climate change, resource depletion, and environmental destruction -- Human rights -- Conflict, war, and peace -- Weapons and disarmament -- Christian citizenship and resources for involvement.

"The world is not as God intends it to be. But complex problems warrant more attention than quick posts on social media. How can we actually make a difference? Helping us accomplish change through a range of strategic avenues, activist Mae Elise Cannon shows us how to channel our passions to care effectively for our neighbor and the world"--

"Faith-rooted justice advocate Michelle Ferrigno Warren equips Christians to join Christ's restorative work in the world. From grassroots to grass tops, Warren invites us to understand our place in this moment and learn from the poets and prophets who call us to resist oppression and injustice"--

"Peace can seem so very far off. Whether we are watching news of atrocities committed in other countries or we encounter the violence in our own neighborhoods, peace can seem distant. Mike Angell engages peace not simply as an absence of conflict. Peace, following on the Christian tradition, is more concrete. Peace must be planted, tended, and grown in our own hearts and in the world. Mike explores ways individuals and Christian communities can cultivate peace personally, locally, and on a global scale"--