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Kresta in the Afternoon – October 24, 2023 – Hour 1

Is Social Justice “just?” Dr. Robert Whaples weighs in.

 

Kresta Comments: New York Times asks if Dorothy Day was “too left-wing” to be a Saint

A New York Times column recently suggested that Dorothy Day’s cause for sainthood may be delayed because Church leaders are uncomfortable with her politics. Al responds and asks if “right” and “left” can be used to describe our political divisions.  

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Was the life of Dorothy Day too Catholic for the New York Times to grasp?

Putting the “Just” in Social Justice

We all hunger to live in a more just world and most of us are working in some way or another to promote justice. But what is justice? And does it differ from social justice? Dr. Robert Whaples joins us.

 

Dr Robert Whaples is editor of the Independent Review and professor of economics at Wake Forest University. He is the co-editor of Is Social Justice Just and the editor of Pope Francis and the Caring Society. He also hosts the Modern Economic Issues lecture series at the Great Courses.
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