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Rerum Novarum
Rerum Novarum (1891). An encyclical of Leo XIII, intended to apply traditional Catholic teaching to the conditions created by the Industrial Revolution. On the ground that society originated in the family, it proclaimed private property a natural right and condemned socialism as infringing it; it upheld the ideal of a just wage, defined as ‘enough to support the wage-earner in reasonable and frugal comfort’ with a family; and it maintained that the natural place of women was in the home.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Rerum Novarum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Rerum Novarum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RerumNovarum.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Rerum Novarum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RerumNovarum.html |
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Rerum Novarum
Rerum Novarum. Papal encyclical issued on 15 May 1891, ‘On the Condition of the Working Classes’. It represents the response of Leo XIII to problems created by the Industrial Revolution, and formulates a doctrine of work, profit, industrial relationships, social justice, and the necessity of a proper wage. A principal aim was ‘to keep under all strife and all its causes’.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Rerum Novarum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Rerum Novarum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-RerumNovarum.html JOHN BOWKER. "Rerum Novarum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-RerumNovarum.html |
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