Don y gratuidad en el magisterio social de Benedicto XVI. Recepción en los trabajos de Doctrina Social de la Iglesia en hispanoamérica

Abstract

This thesis examines the notions of gift and gratuity present in the social magisterium of Benedict XVI, in order to study the reception and scope that these concepts have had in the works of Social Doctrine of the Church (SDC) carried out in the Hispanic American area, from 2009 to 2019. It also seeks to know if the treatment of the gift in the Social Doctrine of the Church, from the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, through the encyclical letter Caritas in veritate to include the Messages for the World Day of Peace, shows some influence of contemporary discussion of the gift in the field of the social sciences. The work carried out allows us to notice the significant consideration that the notions of gift and gratuity have had in the social magisterium of Benedict XVI and how these notions have motivated the realization of a series of subsequent studies. However, neither gift nor gratuitousness are isolated concepts, but rather these notions have been presented by Benedict XVI within a proposal for a paradigm shift, theologically based on the Trinitarian relations of God. It is about the notion of relationality "within" the perspective of the great human family. Key words: Gift, gratuity, Social Doctrine of the Church.