Street Homelessness and Catholic Theological Ethics

by James F. Keenan, Mark McGreevy

Overview

Spanning five continents this collection seeks to deepen contemporary understandings of, and approaches to, Catholic theological ethics and the global crisis of homelessness. Topics include global strategies for combating homelessness, local ethical responses, and advocacy for special populations such as women, orphans, and veterans. Contributors include Cardinal Peter Turkson, Dame Louise Casey CBE CB, William T. Cavanaugh, María Teresa Dávila, Shaji George Kochuthara, CMI, Elias Opongo, SJ, and Mary Mee-Yin Yuen.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608338085
Publisher:	Orbis
Publication date:	11/21/2019
Series:	CTEWC
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

James F. Keenan, SJ, is Canisius Professor and director of the Jesuit Institute at Boston College. He is the founder of Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church. He is author or co-editor of numerous books, including The Bible and Catholic Theological Ethics and Building Bridges in Sarajevo: The Plenary Papers from CTEWC 2018.

Mark McGreevy, OBE, is group chief executive of Depaul International and a founder of the Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH) in Chicago. He is a recipient of the Order of the British Empire, which was awarded by Prince Charles for his international contribution to homelessness service.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Street Homelessness in the Time of Pope Francis Cardinal Peter Turkson (Ghana) xi

Introduction James F. Keenan, SJ (US) xvii

Preface: The Summons to End Global Homelessness Mark McGreevy Molly Seeley (UK/US) xxi

Part I Accompanying the Homeless Hearing the Voices of the Homeless

Accompanying Each Other on the Journey Home Mary Scullion, RSM Christopher Williams (US) 3

The Prayers of the Homeless Carol Elizabeth Thomas (US) 12

Friends of the Homeless: Saint John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis Carlo Santoro (Italy) 19

Eclipse Paul Houston Blankenship (US) 28

Encountering Particular Populations

Stateless-cum-Homeless Refugees: Hard Choices for the Future Elias Opongo, SJ (Kenya) 36

Violence, Violations, and Homeless Women Julie George, SSpS (India) 43

The African Elders Wilhelmina Uhai Tunu, LSOSF (Kenya) 53

Homelessness among Military Veterans: The United States as a Recent Case Study in Political Will and Evidence-based Policymaking Dennis P. Culhane Ann Elizabeth Montgomery (US) 63

The Poor Workers in an Affluent City: Homelessness in Hong Kong Mary Mee-Yin Yuen (HK) 70

Youth and LGBT: Homeless, Overlooked, and Underserved Alejandro Crosthwaite, OP (Mexico/US/Italy) 79

Addiction: Drink and Drugs Tobias Winright (US) 89

Part II Working to End Homelessness Global and Ecclesial Strategies

Homelessness and SDG 1 Kat Johnson (US) 103

Homelessness and SDG 3 Rosanne Haggerty (US) 111

Homelessness and SDG 11 : A Neoliberal Paradox Toussaint Kafarhire, SJ (DRC) 120

Strategies from Above: Government Dame Louise Casey, CBE, CB (UK) 129

Strategies from Above: Caritas and Beyond: Getting Our Ecclesial Act Together Pat Jones (UK) 138

Strategies from Below: Subsidiarity and Homelessness William T. Cavanaugh (US) 148

Strategies from Below: The Catholic Worker: Building the New within the Shell of the Old Kelly S.Johnson (US) 157

Theological-Ethical Foundations

The Ministry of Accompaniment among the Unhoused: Reconceiving the Spiritual Works of Mercy Maria Teresa (MT) Dávila (US/Puerto Rico) 166

Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit: A Response to Homelessness by a Reading of Matthew's Beatitudes James F. Keenan, SJ (US) 176

Homelessness and Hospitality on the Ground: A Methodological Proposal for Catholic Social Teaching Daniel Franklin E. Pilario, CM (Philippines) 187

Human Rights, Human Flourishing, and the Right to Housing Ethna Regan, chf (Ireland) 199

Modeling a Personal Solidarity in a World of Exclusion Meghan J. Clark (US) 210

Hospitality Joseph McCrave (UK) 220

Local Responses

Finding a Home: The Experience of Street Children at the "Household of Hope" in Yaoundé, Cameroon Joseph L. Mben, SJ (Cameroon) 230

Seeing the "Invisible": Responses to Homelessness in India Shaji George Kochuthara, CMI (India) 242

Moving Again: Women, Catholic Social Teaching, and Disguised Homelessness in Jamaica Anna Kasafi Perkins (Jamaica) 254

Contributors 265

Index 269