New Light on Social Problems; "Mater et Magistra" Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII
London: Catholic Truth Society, 1963. Revised edition. Octavo, staplebound in original yellow wrappers. Backed in cardboard and housed loose in a protective clear plastic sleeve. Fine. Item #174
"MOTHER AND TEACHER OF ALL NATIONS--SUCH IS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE MIND OF HER FOUNDER, JESUS CHRIST"
Revised translated edition of John XXIII's encyclical, "Mother and Teacher," issued in pamphlet form by the Catholic Truth Society in 1963. Originally "given at Rome, at St Peter's on the 15th day of May, in the year 1961, the third year of Our Pontificate" the encyclical was composed of 4 main parts: I. Rerum Novarum and Afterwards, II. Explanation and Development of the Teaching of Rerum Novarum, III. New Aspects of the Social Question, IV. The Rebuilding of a Social Order Based on Truth, Justice, and Love. Conclusion: Living Members of Christ's Mystical Body. Translated from the Latin by Rev. H. E. Winstone. Originally founded by Herbert Cardinal Vaughan in 1868, the Catholic Truth Society was re-established in 1884 in order to distribute low-cost devotional materials to the average layperson.
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