Evolution of the Cathohic Social Teaching in the Years 1891-2002

1970 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-148
Author(s):  
Stanisław Pyszka
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Modern Approach ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
The Social ◽  
Rerum Novarum ◽  
The Church

The proclamation of the encyclical Rerum Novarum by Leo XIII on 15 May 1891 gave rise to what is today called the social teaching of the Church, or more precisely of the Catholic Church, since Orthodox churches did not take up the subject and Protestant churches became occupied with social issues only in the last decades of the twentieth century. Experts agree that the proclamation of this encyclical is linked with the beginning of the social teaching of the Church. There was no previous official social teaching, if we take social teaching to be a series of formal statements made by the Magisterium of the Church. At the end of the nineteenth century the Church witnessed radical political, economic and social changes, finding itself under various influences of the prevailing ideologies (CA 4). The so-called „second industrial revolution" in economic life took place in 1870-1914. Rerum Novarum is commonly considered the beginning of the social teaching of the Church in its modern approach/ Until then the faithful were only warned of errors (Gregory XVI, Mirari Vos, 15 August 1832; Pius IX, Syllabus, 1864).

The development of Catholic-State relations: harmony or conflict

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-361
Author(s):  
Yaotang Peter Lin
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
The Social ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
The Government ◽  
State Relations ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a brief survey on the Catholic Church in Taiwan since its establishment by the Spanish missionaries in 1662 until today on its internal development and external relationship with the government. It is interesting to discover that, mostly, the Church has a harmonious relationship with the government, except a very few cases in which its foreign missionaries following the social teaching of the Church antagonize the government. However, it does not affect the close relationship between the Church and government in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach It is a qualitative research on archive and books to research on the events of the Catholic Church in Taiwan in the discipline of social sciences. Historical research is in the majority of events. Findings The finding is acceptable because it is one of the few writings on the Catholic Church in Taiwan when writing on the Protestant Churches in Taiwan is flooding. Originality/value This is a ground-breaking work with academic value.

scholarly journals DINAMIKA INTERAKSI ANTARA GERAKAN DAN INSTITUSI. Gerakan Koperasi Kredit (dapat) Menjiwai Gereja dan Negara

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
George Ludwig Kirchberger
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Credit Union ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Charismatic Movement ◽  
Union Movement ◽  
Church Hierarchy ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Church ◽  
Changing Society

<p align=”justify”>This essay looks at the dynamics between movement and institution, where each movement has to ripen in an institution and each institution has to be loosened again and again by new movements and inspirations. The author wishes to outline the dynamics between movement and institution by focusing on the credit union movement. At the beginning the development of the Church from a charismatic movement to an institution is outlined, which in time became extremely rigid. Then, the industrial revolution in the 19 century is looked at with its spirit of liberalism which produced the plight of the workers, which in turn triggered socialist movements which to overcome their plight by changing society radically. The appearance of the social teaching of the Church is seen as an effort to overcome the impasse of these two forces in the industrial revolution. On this background appeared the credit union movement, which embodied a number of the fundamental principles of the social teaching of the Church and is able to become an agent to loosen the structure of the Church hierarchy and support efforts in the country to hold back neo-liberalism and nurture democracy. In taking up the case of the largest credit union on Flores Island, the essay shows how the CU itself lies between the tension between movement and institutionalisation, while pointing out what needs to be done that this tension is maintained creatively, so that the CU is able to offer its spirit to the Church, and support democratisation in the country. <b>Kata-kata kunci:</b> credit union, gerakan, Gereja, koperasi, institusi, struktur</p>

scholarly journals The priorities of the Catholic social doctrine in the definitions of the Second Vatican Council

2013 ◽  
pp. 69-76
Author(s):  
Valentyna Bodak ◽  
Liudmyla O. Fylypovych
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Social Doctrine ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Doctrine Of The Church ◽  
The Church

The Second Vatican Council of the Catholic Church has had a fatal significance in its history. In addition to the important documents that were adopted by the Council, and then creatively developed by the theorists and practitioners of the Church, Catholicism was enriched with a new awareness of significant changes in the world. The Church acknowledged that there have been radical transformations in the outlook and behavior of people, in particular Catholics, in their attitude to issues of faith, to God, to the relationship between God and man. But perhaps the most influential for the further development of Catholicism in the world was the social doctrine of the Church, which eventually turned into a social doctrine. The latter is understood not only as a list of practical guidelines for solving the "social question", but also not a sum of knowledge in contemporary sociology1, but a set of religious beliefs developed by theologians and endorsed by the whole Church in the form of a body of special documents on the Church's views on society and social issues. In addition to the general theological principles of attitude towards peace and relations with society, the Catholic social doctrine contains the historical work of the Church in solving social problems in different epochs, recorded information about the social challenges of the past and present, eschatological expectations and real forecasts for the future of mankind.

scholarly journals Rerum Novarum: Um guia de leitura

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (313) ◽  
pp. 468
Author(s):  
Francisco De Aquino Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Basic Structure ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Modern World ◽  
The Social ◽  
Rerum Novarum ◽  
Social Catholicism ◽  
The Church

A Encíclica Rerum Novarum tem uma importância muito grande no diálogo da Igreja com o mundo moderno e, sobretudo, no desenvolvimento práxico-teórico da dimensão social da fé. É um texto decisivo no processo de renovação eclesial que desembocou no Concílio Vaticano II e em sua recepção latino-americana. Mas não é um texto simples e fácil de entender como pode parecer à primeira vista. Daí a importância desse trabalho que, como indica seu subtítulo, pretende ser um guia de leitura da Encíclica. Começa indicando o contexto socioeclesial em que ela surge e ao qual procura responder. Faz uma apresentação panorâmica da sua estrutura e conteúdo fundamentais. E conclui destacando alguns pontos importantes para sua adequada compreensão e interpretação.Abstract: The Encyclical Rerum Novarum is extremely important for the dialogue between the Church and the modern world, and, in particular for the practical-theoretical development of the social dimension of the faith. It is a decisive text in the process of ecclesial renovation that had as result the Vatican II Council and the reception it had in Latin America. However, it is not a text as simple and easy to understand as it may seem at first sight. Hence the importance of this work that, as indicated by its subheading, intends to be a reading guide for the Encyclical. It begins by pointing to the socio-ecclesial context in which the Encyclical appears and to which it intends to be an answer. It gives a panoramic presentation of its basic structure and contents. And it concludes by emphasizing some important points for its adequate comprehension and interpretation.Keywords: Industrial Revolution; Working Class; Social Catholicism; Leo XIII; Social Encyclical.

Three Theses for a Catholic Vision of Economic Life

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Shadle
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Economics ◽  
Critical Realism ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Local Practices ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Social Tradition ◽  
The Church

This chapter introduces three theses that guide the subsequent chapters’ history of Catholic social teaching on the economy. The first is that the church needs a “theology of interruption” to respond adequately to the condition of postmodernity. The church must neither reject the world nor fully embrace it but, rather, live out the distinctive Christian narrative in the world while remaining open to God’s presence in the Other. The second thesis is that running through the church’s social teaching is an organicist communitarianism that sees local communities and associations as a central part of social and economic life. The third thesis is that critical realism and institutional economics are two perspectives from the social sciences that can help the Catholic social tradition understand how local practices are connected to broader social structures and institutions.

Interrupting Capitalism

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Shadle
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Economic System ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

Although the anxieties caused by globalization and the turmoil of the financial crisis have left people looking for alternatives to our present economic system, the Catholic Church in the United States has not adequately drawn upon its own tradition of social teaching to help the faithful contribute to this search. This chapter argues that the church has failed to adapt to the contemporary condition of postmodernity, characterized by postsecularism, pluralization, and individualization. It traces how capitalism emerged as part of the modernization and secularization process, but that now we have entered a postmodern era to which the church must adapt its social teaching on economic life.

A Catholic Inclusive Approach to Homosexuality in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 396-408
Author(s):  
Daniel Ude Asue
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Debates ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Inclusive Society ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

This essay discusses Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill in Nigeria, with a focus on the contribution of the Nigerian Catholic Church to the law. Though the Catholic Church in Nigeria did not actively contribute towards the public debates about homosexuality that resulted into the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill it nevertheless welcomed the bill. However, the official teachings of the Catholic Church and elucidations from the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria could potentially contribute to creating an inclusive society. In what way can we potentially utilize the principles of Catholic Social Teaching to make room for an inclusion of homosexual persons in the life of the church and in society?

Contributions of the Social Teaching of the Roman Catholic Church on Migration

Exchange ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge E. Castillo Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Catholic Social Teaching ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
The Social

This article searches for contributions provided by the social teaching of the Roman Catholic Church to avoid suffering and death under migrants, that, following Pope Francis, are provoked from a ‘culture of rejection’. From an interdisciplinary approach this article facilitates the assessment of mechanisms that generate these situations. It also focuses on the ethical and theological criteria of the Catholic social teaching to achieve a culture of encounter and acceptance of migrants and refugees.

scholarly journals Curriculum design in theology and development: Human agency and the prophetic role of the church

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverley Haddad
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Theological Reflection ◽  
The Social ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
The University ◽  
The Church

The field of theology and development is a relatively new sub-discipline within theological studies in Africa. The first formal post-graduate programme was introduced at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa during the mid-1990s. In the early years it was known as the Leadership and Development programme and since 2000, as the Theology and Development programme. Over the past twenty years, this programme has graduated over 160 BTh Honours, 100 MTh, and 15 PhD students. This article outlines the history of the programme, addresses its ideological orientation, its pedagogical commitments and preferences in curriculum design. It further argues that theological reflection on “development” must seek to understand the prophetic role of the church in responding to the complexities of the social issues facing the African continent.  Key to this discussion is the contested nature of “development” and the need for theological perspectives to engage this contestation through a social analysis of the global structures of injustice. This requires an engagement with the social sciences. It is this engagement of the social sciences with theological reflection, the essay argues, that has enabled the students who have graduated from the Theology and Development Programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal to assist the church and faith-based organisations to become effective agents of social transformation.

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