Catholic Social Teaching: Our Best Kept Secret
A classic overview of the history of the Catholic Church's social teaching for students, teachers, lay people, and clergy. It presents outlines of both recent and historic key documents.
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A classic overview of the history of the Catholic Church's social teaching for students, teachers, lay people, and clergy. It presents outlines of both recent and historic key documents.
PrefacePt. 1Historical Background11Our Best Kept Secret32An Evolving Social Message63A Shifting Social Approach144Major Lessons of Catholic Social Teaching185Future Challenges35Pt. 2Documents to the Universal Church411On the Condition of Labor (Rerum Novarum). Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XIII, 1891452The Reconstruction of the Social Order (Quadragesimo Anno). Encyclical Letter of Pope Plus XI, 1931483Christianity and Social Progress (Mater et Magistra). Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII, 1961534Peace on Earth (Pacem in Terris). Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII, 1963585The Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes). Second Vatican Council, 1965626The Development of Peoples (Populorum Progressio). Encyclical Letter of Pope Paul VI, 1967687A Call to Action (Octogesima Adveniens). Apostolic Letter of Pope Paul VI, 1971738Justice in the World. Statement of the Synod of Bishops, 1971769Evangelization in the Modern World (Evangelii Nuntiandi). Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Paul VI, 19758010On Human Work (Laborem Exercens). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 19818411The Social Concerns of the Church (Sollicitudo Rei Socialis). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 19888812The Church and Racism. Statement of the Pontifical Justice and Peace Commission, 19889613The Missionary Activity of the Church (Redemptoris Missio). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 19909914One Hundred Years (Centesimus Annus). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 199110315The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 199211216The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 199512017Contribution to World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 2001125Pt. 3Documents to the Regional Churches12918Brothers and Sisters to Us. Pastoral Letter of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, United States, 197913319The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response. Pastoral Letter of the United States Bishops, 198313620The Hispanic Presence: Challenge and Commitment. Pastoral Letter of the United States Bishops, 198414221Economic Justice for All: Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy. Pastoral Letter of the United States Bishops, 198614522To the Ends of the Earth. Pastoral Statement of the United States Bishops, 198615423The Struggle against Poverty: A Sign of Hope in Our World. Pastoral Letter of the Canadian Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs, 199615824Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope. A Pastoral Letter Concerning Migration from the Catholic Bishops of Mexico and the United States, 200316225The Medellin Conference Documents. Second Meeting of the Latin American Episcopal Conference, 196816826The Puebla Conference Document. Third Meeting of the Latin American Episcopal Conference, 197917227To the People of God Journeying in Central America. Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Central America, 200217628Ethical and Gospel Imperatives for Overcoming Dire Poverty and Hunger. National Conference of the Bishops of Brazil, 200217929Justice and Evangelization in Africa. Statement of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), 198118430The Future Is Ours. Pastoral Letter by the Catholic Bishops of Zambia, 199218831Economic Justice in South Africa. A Pastoral Statement of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, 199919132Evangelization in Modern Day Asia. First Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, 197419633Journeying Together toward the Third Millennium. Statement of Fifth Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, 199019934A Renewed Church in Asia: A Mission of Love and Service. Final Statement of the Seventh Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, 200020335A Milestone for the Human Family. Pastoral Letter of the Catholic Bishops of Australia to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 199820736The Common Good and the Catholic Church's Social Teaching. Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, 1996211Pt. 4Study Guides2191Suggested Uses2212Discussion Questions2233Where to Find the Documents233Bibliography235
