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The Resource The priority of labor : a commentary on Laborem exercens : encyclical letter of Pope John Paul II, Gregory Baum

The priority of labor : a commentary on Laborem exercens : encyclical letter of Pope John Paul II, Gregory Baum

Label
The priority of labor : a commentary on Laborem exercens : encyclical letter of Pope John Paul II
Title
The priority of labor
Title remainder
a commentary on Laborem exercens : encyclical letter of Pope John Paul II
Statement of responsibility
Gregory Baum
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Pope John Paul II's encyclical Laborem exercens is a significant new development in the Catholic Church's teaching on social questions. Issued in September of 1981, the papal document argues that the present capitalist system in the Western world can no longer provide people with the basic requirements of their existence, that what is needed is a planned economy based on Christian socialist principles and international cooperation. In his detailed commentary, Gregory Baum states that the encyclical is a dramatic "shift to the left" in Catholic social thought. He traces the origins of the letter to Emmanuel Mounier, the 20th century French personalist philosopher, and to certain aspects of Marxism. The central idea of this historic encyclical is the priority of labor over capital: the belief that capital is meant to serve labor, which means it must serve those who make up the labor force. Written against a background of the Polish labor stuggle, and pointing to an industrial and economic revolution in the West, the encyclical and this incisive commentary is a valuable resource for all citizens." -- back cover
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DLC
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1923-2017
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Baum, Gregory
Dewey number
261.8/5
Index
no index present
LC call number
HD6338
LC item number
.B33 1982
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Catholic Church
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  • Catholic Church
  • Labor
  • Christian socialism
Label
The priority of labor : a commentary on Laborem exercens : encyclical letter of Pope John Paul II, Gregory Baum
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-91)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Man as laborer : man as subject of labor
  • The priority of labor over capital
  • The struggle for justice
  • Technology as ally
  • Man's making of man
  • Pope John Paul II's socialism
Control code
ocm08685742
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
152 pages
Isbn
9780809124794
Lccn
82081632
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)8685742
Label
The priority of labor : a commentary on Laborem exercens : encyclical letter of Pope John Paul II, Gregory Baum
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-91)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Man as laborer : man as subject of labor
  • The priority of labor over capital
  • The struggle for justice
  • Technology as ally
  • Man's making of man
  • Pope John Paul II's socialism
Control code
ocm08685742
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
152 pages
Isbn
9780809124794
Lccn
82081632
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)8685742

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