Entrepreneurship in the Catholic Tradition

Fr. Anthony G. Percy is a diocesan priest of the Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn, Australia. He received his doctorate in sacred theology from the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. He is also the author of Theology of the Body Made Simple (2006). He is presently rector of the Good Shepherd Seminary in Sydney, Australia.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 Chapter 1—IntroductionChapter 3 Chapter 2—Entrepreneurial Work: Toward a DefinitionChapter 4 Chapter 3—Entrepreneurial Work: Scripture and TraditionChapter 5 Chapter 4—Private Initiative in the Social Teaching of the Church: Leo XIII-Paul VIChapter 6 Chapter 5—Human Action, Work, and Enterprise: The Second Vatican CouncilChapter 7 Chapter 6—Human Work: First Insights from John Paul IIChapter 8 Chapter 7—From Work to Entrepreneurship: The Revolution of Centesimus AnnusChapter 9 Further Reading

This is a book for which many have been waiting. It undermines stereotypes of Catholic thought about free enterprise and business while simultaneously challenging us to root entrepreneurship in a richer and deeper understanding of the human person. Anthony G. Percy brings together good theology, good philosophy, sound economics, and an appreciation for the full complexity of Catholicism's positive view of the entrepreneur.