Catholc Social Teaching
Part 2: Other Social Teaching Documents
National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and
Directions. Origins 28.7 (2 July 1998): 102-06. Also published by USCC, 1998. BX1753.S48 1998.
---. Economic Justcie for All: Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy.
10th anniversary ed. Washington: United States Catholic Conference, 1997.
U.S. Bishops statement on the inequities and injustice in American economy.
Includes 1986 pastoral letter [Origins 16 (1986) 409] and A Decade after Economic Justice for All, also published by SCC, 1995 [HN37.C3 1995]
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Instruction on Certain Aspects of the "Theology
of Liberation." Acta Apostolicae Sedis 76 (1 Oct. 1984): 876-909. Translations: Origins 14: 194. USCC, 1984 [BT83.57
.C37].
National Conference of Catholic Bishops. The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our
Response. Origins 13.1 (19 May 1983): 1-32.
U.S. Bishops pastoral letter on war and peace.Also published in Pastoral Letters and Statements of theUnited States Catholic Bishops (v.4) and by USCC, 1983 [BT 736.2.C37].
---. Brothers and Sisters to Us. Origins 9.24 (29 Nov. 1979): 382-89.
U.S. Bishops pastoral letter on racism. Also published in Pastoral Letters and Statements of the
United States Catholic Bishops (v.4) and by USCC, 1979 [HT1523.C37 1979].
Third General Conference of Latin American Bishops. Evangelization at Present and in the
Future of Latin America. Washington: NCCB, 1979. Translation of Evangelizacion en el resente y en el futuro de America Latina. Conclusions of the 3rd General Conference, convened at Puebla, Mexico, Jan. 1979. [BX1425.A1 C64 1979].
Paul VI. Apostolic Exhortation Evangeli Nuntiandi. Evangelization in the Modern World. Acta
Apostolicae Sedis 68 (8 Dec. 1975): 5-76. Relates evangelization to social concerns. Translations: Walsh. Pope Speaks 21: 4. Origins 5:459 [excerpts]. Also by USCC, 1976 [BX2347.4.C3].
Synod of Bishops. De Justitia in Mundo. Justice in the World. Acta Apostolicae Sedis 63 (30 Nov.
1971): 923-42.
---.From the world's bishops. On oppression and liberation. Translations: O'Brien. Walsh. Also in Justice in the Marketplace, 1985 [HN37.C3 J87 1985].
Paul VI. Apostolic Letter Octogesima Adveniens. A Call to Action. Acta Apostolicae Sedis 63 (14
May 1971): 401-41. Addresses urbanization and social problems created among the "new poor." Encourages Christians to apply gospel principles to contemporary situations. Translations: O'Brien. Walsh. Pope Speaks 16: 137.
Vatican II. Gaudium et Spes. Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World. Acta
Apostolicae Sedis 58 (7 Dec. 1965): 1025-115. Reflects Council's principles of the people of God engaged with the modern world; concerns include gap between rich and poor, overpopulation, urban ills, erosion of traditional values, vulnerability of family, etc.
English editions: see BX830 1962 or catalog under Vatican
Council 2nd as author.
Other Documents: Online:
The Minneapolis St Paul Archdiocese offers links to many important documents: Office for Social Justice. Examples of documents:
- NCCB. Economic Justice for All: 10th anniversary ed.
- NCCB. The Challenge of Peace.
- NCCB. Brothers and Sisters to Us.
- CDF. Instruction on Certain Aspects of the Theology
of Liberation. - CDF. Octogesima Adveniens.
- Synod of Bishops. Justice in the World.
More Documents Online
NCCB. Sharing Catholic Social Teaching:Challenges and Directions. http://www.nccbuscc.org/sdwp/projects/socialteaching/contents.htm
Paul VI. Evangeli Nuntiandi.
http://listserv.american.edu/catholic/church/papal/paul.vi/p6evang.txt.
Vatican II. Gaudium et Spes.
http://www.newadvent.org/docs/ec21gs.htm
Also see Vatican site
