Themes of On Human Work (Laborem Exercens) - Living Faith at Work
Themes of On Human Work (Laborem Exercens) - Living Faith at Work
Themes of On Human Work (Laborem Exercens) - Living Faith at Work
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Introduction<br />
• The immedi<strong>at</strong>e occasion for writing the<br />
encyclical was the 90th anniversary <strong>of</strong> Rerum<br />
Novarum, , Pope Leo XII’s social encyclical <strong>of</strong><br />
1891.<br />
• Drawing heavily upon an earlier work <strong>of</strong> Pope<br />
Paul VI and the thought <strong>of</strong> the Second V<strong>at</strong>ican<br />
Council, Pope John Paul II invites us to<br />
consider the idea <strong>of</strong> a new civiliz<strong>at</strong>ion based on<br />
the spirituality <strong>of</strong> work.
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