Catholic Social Thought and Work Justice

This article anticipates the 125th anniversary of the publication of Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical, Rerum novarum (May 15, 1891) by briefly surveying modern Catholic social teaching (CST) and recent, related scholarship in four areas, focusing on the US context: CST on political economy; work and worke...

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Main Author: Hinze, Christine Firer (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2016]
In: Theological studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 77, Issue: 1, Pages: 197-214
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Leo, XIII., Pope 1810-1903, Rerum novarum / Social ethics / Worker
IxTheo Classification:KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KCB Papacy
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NCC Social ethics
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Summary:This article anticipates the 125th anniversary of the publication of Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical, Rerum novarum (May 15, 1891) by briefly surveying modern Catholic social teaching (CST) and recent, related scholarship in four areas, focusing on the US context: CST on political economy; work and worker justice; labor unions, with attention to recent controversy over unionization of adjunct instructors at some Catholic colleges and universities; and gender and justice issues surrounding political economy’s relationship with the paid and unpaid labor in the so-called “care economy.”
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040563915620785