This book analyzes both the biographical and theoretical relations between the Freiburg school of economics and Höffner's thinking as it represents Christian social teaching. The focus lies on the question of how it is possible to develop a social theory which is economically sound, ethically responsible and suitable for application in our modern global society.

The economic and social ethics of Joseph Cardinal Höffner can be understood to a large extent by referring to its roots in ordoliberalism. This book analyzes both the biographical and theoretical relations between the Freiburg school of economics and Höffner's thinking as it represents Christian social teaching. The focus lies on the question of how it is possible to develop a social theory which is economically sound, ethically responsible and suitable for application in our modern global society.