«Did you mean that I ought to say: “I’m a priest?”»The industrial apostolate of the Dutch Jesuits in the city of Rotterdam and its suburbs, 1947-1988Part II(Part I is published in Gregorianum 100/3)
The industrial mission work of the Dutch Jesuits flourished in the fifties. The laityas «apostles» on the shop floor were crucial in this process. Due to practical experienceacquired by the industrial chaplains, the focus of the “social work” shifted in themid-fifties from the individual worker to t...
| Published in: | Gregorianum |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ed. Pontificia Univ. Gregoriana
2020
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Gregorianum
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| Further subjects: | B
lavoro sociale
B Rotterdam B gesuiti olandesi B gruppi di formazione industriale (kernvorming) B apostolato industriale |
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| Summary: | The industrial mission work of the Dutch Jesuits flourished in the fifties. The laityas «apostles» on the shop floor were crucial in this process. Due to practical experienceacquired by the industrial chaplains, the focus of the “social work” shifted in themid-fifties from the individual worker to the factory as a community. The Jesuitsbecame aware of the unequal conditions employees faced in the capitalist system. They regarded the unfair treatment of workers by the capitalist economic systemas incompatible with Christian ethics. General Arrupe, elected 1965, held the sameopinion and encouraged their work. However, the lack of a theological foundationbecame problematic. A Dutch Jesuit research centre for social work could have givenit a more theoretical basis. In 1969, faced with serious leaves, the Dutch Jesuitsconcluded that their industrial apostolate could not survive as an independent pastoralproject. They began to integrate it into diocesan structures. |
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