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Catholicism
Catholicism is the faith and institutional life of the Catholic Church, the largest Christian communion, whose moral and social doctrine has supplied modern conservatism with several of its organising ideas....
Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is the body of doctrine developed by the magisterium of the Catholic Church, beginning with Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum (1891) and elaborated through subsequent...
Christianity
Christianity, a major world religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, holds a significant and often foundational place within many conservative worldviews, particularly in Western societies....
Judaism
Religious beliefs of Judaism, 2007. Judaism, one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, is a complex and rich tradition with a history spanning over three millennia. Its core beliefs are...
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Catholicism
Catholicism is the faith and institutional life of the Catholic Church, the largest Christian communion, whose moral and social doctrine has supplied modern conservatism with several of its organising ideas. Its bearing on conservative thought runs less through dogmatic theology than through Catholic social teaching, a body of papal and conciliar doctrine on economic and political order, and through the older tradition of natural law systematised by Thomas Aquinas. The Catholic contribution to conservatism is distinctive in refusing two dominant modern alternatives. Against socialism, it defends private property, the family, and the autonomy of associations below the state. Against laissez-faire...
Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is the body of doctrine developed by the magisterium of the Catholic Church, beginning with Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum (1891) and elaborated through subsequent encyclicals, papal addresses, and the Second Vatican Council, that articulates the Church's understanding of economic, political, and social order in light of Catholic moral theology and natural law. The teaching is not a political programme. It is an articulation of moral principles applicable to political and economic questions, leaving the prudential application of those principles to lay Catholics acting in their particular circumstances. The four principles around which the body...
Christianity
Christianity, a major world religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, holds a significant and often foundational place within many conservative worldviews, particularly in Western societies. From a conservative perspective, Christianity is frequently viewed not merely as a system of private religious belief, but as a crucial source of moral order, a cornerstone of Western civilization, a vital social institution, and a framework for understanding human nature and society. Conservatives often emphasize its role in shaping culture, underpinning traditional values, and informing a worldview that values responsibility, virtue, and social stability. Overview Documentary Bad Faith looks...
Judaism
Religious beliefs of Judaism, 2007. Judaism, one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, is a complex and rich tradition with a history spanning over three millennia. Its core beliefs are centered on the worship of a single, transcendent God, who established a covenant with the Israelites, as described in the Torah—the sacred scriptures of Judaism. The Torah, comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, serves as the foundational text for Jewish religious and ethical teachings. Central to Judaism are the Ten Commandments (a set of moral guidelines that were given to the prophet Moses) which continue to shape...