| Description |
312 pages 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / John N. Molony -- 1. Background to the social encyclicals -- I. Leo XIII / J. Desmond O'Hagan -- II. Pius XI / Damien C. Heath -- III. Pius XII and John XXIII / John S. MacKinnon -- 2. The dignity of the human person -- I. Man : comes from God / John M. Jens -- II. Man : goes to God / John N. Molony -- 3. The Christian and the reconstruction of the order -- I. The Church and the layman / Francis P. McArdle -- II. The layman in the world / Robert Billings -- III. The method of application / Leslie G. Kemp -- 4. The rights and responsibilities of the Christian -- I. Problems of social progress / James Caddy -- II. The Christian worker / James K. Ross -- III. The Christian employer / Louis A. Coutts -- IV. The Christian farmer / Joseph Conroy -- 5. The Christian, the state and the economic sector -- I. The individual and the state / Rimon F. Ashkar -- II. The principle of subsidiarity / John N. Hayden -- III. Private and public ownership / Christopher S. Haintz -- IV. Services in society -- V. Christian co-operatives / William P. Fogarty -- 6. Aid to under-developed countries -- I. Asia : its needs and our responsibilities / Michael P. Burke -- II. The human family / T. Peter Banting -- III. Organizations in the field / Alan Gregory -- 7. Co-operation on a world scale -- I. Australia and the international agencies / Kevin O'Brien -- II. Australia and migration / John M. Flynn -- III. Australia and the Colombo Plan / Alexander B. O'Connor -- 8. Australia and her destiny -- I. The Church and the future / James E. McInerney -- II. The nation and the future / Gerald Caine -- Appendix : "Mater et Magistra" : encyclical letter / of Pope John XXIII |
| Analysis |
Christian sociology - Catholic Church |
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Church and social problems - Catholic Church |
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Encyclicals, Papal |
| Notes |
Includes 25 essays by various authors and the full text of Mater et magistra |
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"With the full text of Pope John's encyclical letter Mater et magistra" |
| Subject |
Church and social problems -- Catholic Church.
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Encyclicals, Papal.
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| Author |
Molony, John N. (John Neylon), 1927-
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Catholic Church. Pope (1958-1963 : John XXIII).
Mater et magistra.
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| LC no. |
10000191 |
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