Micah D. Kiel, PhD, is associate professor of theology at Saint John's University and School of Theology and the College of Saint Benedict. He has a BA in music performance from Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, and an MDiv and PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of Reading the Bible in the Age of Francis (Wipf & Stock, 2019) and Apocalyptic Ecology: The Book of Revelation, the Earth, and the Future (Liturgical Press, 2017). Micah has also published many articles and essays and is a frequent speaker in churches. He is a contributor to Give Us This Day, published by Liturgical Press.

"A hallmark of the much-needed renewal of Roman Catholic moral theology has been the restoration of the word of God to a central place in its reflection. In this highly readable work, Micah Kiel illuminates the beauty and challenge of Catholic social teaching, helping the reader understand that if one’s life of discipleship is simply a sort of spiritual selfie of 'me and Jesus,' the image principally will feature 'me.' Instead, the author invites us to a lifelong adventure that is provoked by the person of Christ and the message of the gospels. Though such a journey is demanding and usually rejected by worldly hearts, the humble and persevering pilgrim will know the joyful experience of following the Teacher home."Cardinal Joseph Tobin, CSsR

• ContentsPreface   ixAbbreviations   xiiiIntroduction: Be Metamorphosized   1Chapter One: “Be Great!”— Development of Peoples and Human Flourishing   11Chapter Two: “The Weak Are Indispensable”— Solidarity in Action   33Chapter Three: “You Are Not Your Own”— The Universal Destination of Goods   53Chapter Four: “Revolution of Tenderness”— The Preferential Option for the Poor   73Chapter Five: “Truly Act Justly with One Another”— Becoming Common Gooders   99Conclusion: Attending to Transformation   119Subject Index   131Scripture Index   135

Micah D. Kiel, PhD, is associate professor of theology at Saint John's University and School of Theology and the College of Saint Benedict. He has a BA in music performance from Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, and an MDiv and PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of Reading the Bible in the Age of Francis (Wipf & Stock, 2019) and Apocalyptic Ecology: The Book of Revelation, the Earth, and the Future (Liturgical Press, 2017). Micah has also published many articles and essays and is a frequent speaker in churches. He is a contributor to Give Us This Day, published by Liturgical Press.

"A hallmark of the much-needed renewal of Roman Catholic moral theology has been the restoration of the word of God to a central place in its reflection. In this highly readable work, Micah Kiel illuminates the beauty and challenge of Catholic social teaching, helping the reader understand that if one’s life of discipleship is simply a sort of spiritual selfie of 'me and Jesus,' the image principally will feature 'me.' Instead, the author invites us to a lifelong adventure that is provoked by the person of Christ and the message of the gospels. Though such a journey is demanding and usually rejected by worldly hearts, the humble and persevering pilgrim will know the joyful experience of following the Teacher home."Cardinal Joseph Tobin, CSsR

• ContentsPreface   ixAbbreviations   xiiiIntroduction: Be Metamorphosized   1Chapter One: “Be Great!”— Development of Peoples and Human Flourishing   11Chapter Two: “The Weak Are Indispensable”— Solidarity in Action   33Chapter Three: “You Are Not Your Own”— The Universal Destination of Goods   53Chapter Four: “Revolution of Tenderness”— The Preferential Option for the Poor   73Chapter Five: “Truly Act Justly with One Another”— Becoming Common Gooders   99Conclusion: Attending to Transformation   119Subject Index   131Scripture Index   135

Micah D. Kiel, PhD, is associate professor of theology at Saint John's University and School of Theology and the College of Saint Benedict. He has a BA in music performance from Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, and an MDiv and PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of Reading the Bible in the Age of Francis (Wipf & Stock, 2019) and Apocalyptic Ecology: The Book of Revelation, the Earth, and the Future (Liturgical Press, 2017). Micah has also published many articles and essays and is a frequent speaker in churches. He is a contributor to Give Us This Day, published by Liturgical Press.

"A hallmark of the much-needed renewal of Roman Catholic moral theology has been the restoration of the word of God to a central place in its reflection. In this highly readable work, Micah Kiel illuminates the beauty and challenge of Catholic social teaching, helping the reader understand that if one’s life of discipleship is simply a sort of spiritual selfie of 'me and Jesus,' the image principally will feature 'me.' Instead, the author invites us to a lifelong adventure that is provoked by the person of Christ and the message of the gospels. Though such a journey is demanding and usually rejected by worldly hearts, the humble and persevering pilgrim will know the joyful experience of following the Teacher home."Cardinal Joseph Tobin, CSsR

• ContentsPreface   ixAbbreviations   xiiiIntroduction: Be Metamorphosized   1Chapter One: “Be Great!”— Development of Peoples and Human Flourishing   11Chapter Two: “The Weak Are Indispensable”— Solidarity in Action   33Chapter Three: “You Are Not Your Own”— The Universal Destination of Goods   53Chapter Four: “Revolution of Tenderness”— The Preferential Option for the Poor   73Chapter Five: “Truly Act Justly with One Another”— Becoming Common Gooders   99Conclusion: Attending to Transformation   119Subject Index   131Scripture Index   135