Catholic Social Teaching, Democracy, and the Trump Era: Cathleen Kaveny on Human Dignity and the Common Good
About this episode
Cathleen Kaveny joins Jim Wallis to discuss the implications of Catholic Social Teaching on democracy during the Trump era.
On this episode of the Jim Wallis Podcast, Cathleen Kaveny joins Jim Wallis to explore how Catholic Social Teaching speaks to democracy under pressure. They discuss the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrants; the rule of law, voting rights, institutional trust; and why the Church must resist cruelty, manipulation, and political tribalism. Kaveny argues that democracy depends on treating people as “co-rulers and co-subjects,” and that Catholics must hold together human dignity, solidarity, subsidiarity, and the common good in both public policy and church witness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Jim Wallis
Guest: Cathleen Kaveny
Topics covered
- Catholic Social Teaching
- democracy
- human dignity
- common good
- immigration
- political tribalism
Keywords
- Catholic Social Teaching
- democracy
- human dignity
- common good
- immigrants
- political tribalism
- voting rights
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trump administration, Church
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