RT Article
T1 Toward a Spirituality of Politics
JF Theological studies
VO 84
IS 2
SP 198
OP 211
A1 Lado, Ludovic 1970-
LA English
PB Sage Publ.
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1846811619
AB This article revisits Francis’s vision of politics as one of the highest forms of charity. It argues that Francis’s concept of “political charity” goes beyond a mere repetition of classical church social teaching on politics to ground a spirituality for Christian politicians. He does this mainly in two ways: the first is by inscribing the main Christian virtue of love at the heart of political practice; the second is by portraying both politics and economics as Christian vocations to be embraced as noble paths to holiness. Finally, I introduce an African perspective into the discussion for context and illustration.
K1 Spirituality
K1 Pope Francis
K1 Politics
K1 Common Good
K1 Charity
K1 Africa
DO 10.1177/00405639231169962