Catholic Social Thought Books, Series, & other publications

The SCSS monograph series, How to Argue About Current Public and Cultural Questions, offers brief books featuring arguments from a Catholic social teaching and natural law standpoint. The first volume--Family and Sexual Morality Issues by Stephen Krason—is now available and can be obtained by sending $10 ($5 for the cost of the book and $5 for postage) to: Society of Catholic Social Scientists, 100 Franciscan Way, Steubenville, OH 43952.

Priests, Scholars, and Lawyers: Essays in Honor of Robert J. Araujo, S.J. - ed. by S. Hendrianto, S.J.

The Crisis of Religious Liberty: Reflections from Law, History, and Catholic Social Thought - ed. by Stephen M. Krason (2014)

American Law from a Catholic Perspective: Through a Clearer Lens - ed. by Ronald J. Rychlak (2015)

The Public Order and the Sacred Order: Contemporary Issues, Catholic Social Thought, and the Western and American Traditions 2 volumes - by Stephen M. Krason (2009)

Bioethics, Law, and Human Life Issues - by D. Brian Scarnecchia (2010)

Pius XII on the Economic Order - by Rupert J. Ederer (2011)

Economics As If God Matters (rev. edn.) - by Rupert J. Ederer (2011)

Toward the Common Good: A Catholic Critique of Political Science - ed. by Robert Gorman (2011)

Sociology and Catholic Social Teaching: Contemporary Theory and Research - ed. by Stephen R. Sharkey (2012)

Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Child Protective System: A Critical Analysis from Law, Ethics, and Catholic Social Teaching - ed. by Stephen M. Krason (2013)

Catholicism and Historical Narrative: A Catholic Engagement with Historical Scholarship - ed. by Kevin Schmiesing (2014)

Earlier and Other SCSS publications

Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy, 2 Volume Set, edited by Michael L. Coulter; Stephen M. Krason; Richard S. Myers and Joseph A. Varacalli - edited by Paul C. Vitz and Stephen M. Krason (1998)

Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy Supplement, edited by Michael L. Coulter; Richard S. Myers and Joseph A. Varacalli (2012)

For authors who wish to have his or her book manuscript considered for the series, please download the submission guidelines for information. Preference is given to SCSS members.