„What is the man” (Psalm 8). Human Dignity and Christian Social Teachings as basis for Christian Democracy Cover Image

„What is the man” (Psalm 8). Human Dignity and Christian Social Teachings as basis for Christian Democracy
„What is the man” (Psalm 8). Human Dignity and Christian Social Teachings as basis for Christian Democracy

Author(s): Teo van Doesburg
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fundaţia »Societatea Civilă« (FSC)
Keywords: capitalism and free market; human dignity; Christian-Social; Christian-Democracy; human rights; catholic; protestant

Summary/Abstract: After years of economic growth and welfare, revolutionary changes in means of communication, we are confronted with the global financial crisis. While governments and the European Union are trying to their best to save the economies by transferring large sums of money to emergency funds, the production is decreasing, the unemployment is rising, the salaries and governmental subventions are decreasing and the poverty in Europe is increasing significantly. With this article, the author is looking if human dignity as a base for Christian Social and Christian Democratic teachings could give an answer to the nowadays challenges and how the basic values of human dignity can be reintroduced as an answer on the nowadays challenges.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 157
  • Page Range: 3-11
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English