{"product_id":"the-church-and-labor","title":"The Church and Labor","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdited by Joseph Husslein, S.J., \u0026amp; John A. Ryan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Pope Leo XIII \u003c\/b\u003eissued his encyclical on capital and labor, \u003ci\u003eRerum novarum\u003c\/i\u003e, on May 15, 1891, he did not invent a new field of doctrine: “Catholic Social Teaching.” Rather, he continued a tradition, invoking the authority of his office to articulate the timeless principles of the Gospel and apply them to the social mores and industrial practices of the modern age. For the revolutions in industry and economics had devised new forms of labor, new conditions of living, and new systems of capitalization—and these innovations were not always set in service to the common good of all mankind. The Church, however—as Pope Leo would emphasize—has the care of this common good, and will speak accordingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOriginally published in 1920, \u003ci\u003eThe Church and Labor \u003c\/i\u003epresents the teaching of the Catholic Church on a social issue intimately connected with the other problems and aspects of industrial society: human toil. Compiled by Fathers Husslein and Ryan, \u003ci\u003eThe Church and Labor \u003c\/i\u003eincludes texts by Popes Leo XIII, Pius X, and Benedict XV; Cardinals Gibbons, Manning, O’Connell, and Bourne; declarations on social issues by American, Irish, French, and German bishops; and Ryan’s essays “A Living Wage” and “The Reconciliation of Capital and Labor” as well as Husslein’s “A Catholic Social Platform” and essays on Ketteler, Ozanam, and social action.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e“Thou shalt earn thy bread with the sweat of thy brow…”  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e(The Book of Genesis)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Husslein, S.J. \u003c\/b\u003e(1873–1952) was an American Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus. A professor and publisher, author of dozens of books and editor of hundreds more, Husslein was a key figure in the development and promotion of Catholic social teaching as well as the revival of interest in Catholic letters and sciences in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn A. Ryan \u003c\/b\u003e(1869–1945) was an American Catholic priest and theologian. A pioneer in Catholic social thought, profoundly attentive to the need for ethics in economics and industry, Ryan wrote numerous influential books, advocated for social and political reform programs, and taught theology and sociology at St. Paul Seminary and the Catholic University of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 354pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e978-1685954284\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42861703790686,"sku":"978-1685954307","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/2929\/1614\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1367.jpg?v=1780986722","url":"https:\/\/nez-emporium.com\/products\/the-church-and-labor","provider":"Nez Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}