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This book explores the extent of parallelism and cross-influence
between Catholic Social Teaching and the work of the world's oldest
human rights institution, the International Labour Organisation
(ILO). Sometimes there is a mutual attraction between seeming
opposites who in fact share a common goal. This book is about just
such an attraction between a secular organisation born of the
political desire for peace and justice, and a metaphysical
institution much older founded to bring peace and justice on earth.
It examines the principles evident in the teachings of the Catholic
Church and in the secular philosophy of the ILO; together with the
theological basis of the relevant provisions of Catholic Social
Teaching and of the socio-political origins and basis of the ILO.
The spectrum of labour rights covered in the book extends from the
right to press for rights, i.e., collective bargaining, to rights
themselves - conditions in work - and on to post-employment rights
in the form of social security and pensions. The extent of the
parallelism and cross-influence is reviewed from the issue of the
Papal Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII Rerum Novarum (1891) and from the
founding of the ILO in 1919. This book is intended to appeal to
lay, professional and academic alike, and will be of interest to
researchers and academics working in the areas of international
human rights, theology, comparative philosophy, history and social
and political studies. On 4 January 2021 it was granted an
Imprimatur by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool, Malcolm
P. McMahon O.P., meaning that the Catholic Church is satisfied that
the book is free of doctrinal or moral error.
From a critical realist perspective, this book examines the manner
and the extent to which religion is shaped by modernity. With a
focus on Poland, one of the most monolithic and religiously active
Catholic societies in the world - but which has undergone periods
of intense transformation in its recent history - the author
explores the transformations that have affected Catholicism from a
position of reflexivity. Viewing Catholicism as a system of ideas
elaborated by tradition, the author considers the relationship
between human subjectivity and social structure by examining the
shift from traditional religious practice to modern religious
observance, particularly in an era of migration in which many
Polish Catholics have relocated to western European countries, with
profound changes in their religious outlook. Presenting a new
approach to understanding religious change from the perspective of
religious reflexivity, Polish Catholicism between Tradition and
Migration will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with
interests in religion, research methods, social change and critical
realist thought.
The complete and unedited edition of Thomas Merton's famous
autobiography, one of the greatest works of spiritual pilgrimage
ever written. 'The Seven Storey Mountain is a book one reads with a
pencil so as to make it one's own.' Graham Greene 'A remarkable
book, a classic of its kind, written in a vivid, rich and alert
style which ranges from crisp vernacular to passionate eloquence,
full of picturesque incident and passing at times into religious
ecstasy.' The Times Literary Supplement 'A book which may well
prove to be of permanent interest in the history of religious
experience.' Evelyn Waugh
The first book that analyses faith-based development action in the
Philippines that examines cultural production and community
resilience amid poverty and structural restraint. A unique study of
Catholic social movements and development studies in Southeast Asia
that helps better understand the strengths and weaknesses of the
social movements. A significant contribution to opening up
interdisciplinary approaches to religion, faith and social
development.
In dramatic stories and sweeping panoramas, distinguished historian
John T. McGreevy tells the mesmerising story of a Church torn
between the forces of reform and reaction for the past 250 years.
Anti-monarchist French clerics celebrated the Revolution, but the
murder of priests and destruction of churches in the Terror
galvanised a powerful conservative reaction that reverberates to
this day. Missionaries around the world greatly expanded the
Church's influence while bringing new tensions between a culturally
diverse syncretism and the ultimate authority of Rome. The
aspirations of the faithful for justice in this world-African
Catholics fighting for independence, Latin Americans developing a
theology of liberation, Polish and South Korean Catholics demanding
democratic governments-challenged the politically cautious. The
cataclysms of the Second World War, decolonisation, the Second
Vatican Council and clerical sexual abuse have each remade the
Church, leaving Pope Francis with the superhuman task of charting a
path for over one billion Catholics worldwide.
Introduces and develops new concepts of general sociological value
for the study of interpersonal relations Develops the understanding
of the role of intentions, ideals and hope in organizations
Explores love and intimacy in a new and unexpected organizational
context Provides a novel analytical framing to explore core
features of monastic life Offers unique insights into the social
relations of a closed world with great historical importance
The mass is an extraordinary musical form. Whereas other Western
art music genres from medieval times have fallen out of favour, the
mass has not merely survived but flourished. A variety of
historical forces within religious, secular, and musical arenas saw
the mass expand well beyond its origins as a cycle of medieval
chants, become concertised and ultimately bifurcate. Even as
Western societies moved away from their Christian origins to become
the religiously plural and politically secular societies of today,
and the Church itself moved in favour of congregational singing,
composers continued to compose masses. By the early twentieth
century two forms of mass existed: the liturgical mass composed for
church services, and the concert mass composed for secular venues.
Spanning two millennia, The Origins and Ascendancy of the Concert
Mass outlines the origins and meanings of the liturgical texts,
defines the concert mass, explains how and why the split occurred,
and provides examples that demonstrate composers' gradual
appropriation of the genre as a vehicle for personal expression on
serious issues. By the end of the twentieth century the concert
mass had become a repository for an eclectic range of theological
and political ideas.
A translation of Luther's Small Catechism written in contemporary
language with Bible references from the New International Version.
Informative... Reliable... Accessible First published more than a
quarter century ago, The Catholic Bible: Personal Study Edition has
long served readers eager for a reliable, accessible guide to lead
them into the biblical text. Thumb-indexed for convenience, this
third edition is fully revised and augmented with new study aids
such as in-text essays on topics that enhance one's reading of the
text. The "Reading Guides" that come before the text of the New
American Bible Revised Edition - the translation used in the great
majority of U.S. Catholic parishes - provide a concise, accessible
overview of each individual book of the Bible, leading readers
through the backgrounds, characters, and messages of all the books
and their implications for our lives today. Lay people -
individuals or members of study groups - students, and general
readers will all find essential information in a form that is easy
to use and organized for quick reference.
This book focuses on the Philippines as a powerhouse in the
Catholic and global migration landscape. It offers a wide-ranging
look at the roles, dynamics, character, and trajectories of
Catholic faith and practice in the age of migration through an
interdisciplinary, religious, and theological approach to Filipino
Catholics' experience of migration and diaspora both at home and
overseas. In so doing, the book introduces the reader to the
hallmarks and characteristics of a contextual model of world
Christianity and global Catholicism in the twenty-first century.
This book asks what theological messages theologically educated
Catholics in late-eighteenth-century Prague might have perceived in
Mozart's late opera seria La clemenza di Tito. The book's thesis is
two-fold: first, that Catholics might have heard the opera's
advocacy of enlightened absolutism as a celebration of a distinctly
Catholic understanding of political governance; and second, that
they might have found in the opera a metaphor for the relationship
between a gracious God and humanity caught up in sin, expressed as
sexual concupiscence, pride, and lust for power. The book develops
its interpretation of the opera through narrative character
analyses of the main protagonists, an examination of their dramatic
development, and by paying attention to the biblical and
theological associations they may have evoked in a Catholic
audience. The book is geared towards academic readers interested in
opera, theologians, historians, and those who work at the
intersection of theology and the arts. It contributes to a better
understanding of the theological implications of Mozart's operatic
work.
Explains the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost and how to obtain them,
how He works in our souls, and what the soul is like with the Holy
Spirit and also without Him. Contains many prayers. (5-2.00 ea.;
10-1.75 ea.; 25-1.25 ea.; 50-1.00 ea.; 100-.75 ea.).
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