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Sato, Mikie
Sison, Jacqueline
Tan, Gabriel
History
Written by Pope John Paul II
May 15 1981
May 13 1981
September 14 1981
5 main divisions of the encyclical
Introduction
Work and man
Conflict between labour and capital
in the present phase of history
Right of workers
Elements for a spirituality of work
I. INTRODUCTION
1. Human Work on the Ninetieth
Anniversary of Rerum Novarum
New developments in technological,
economic and political conditions
which, according to many experts,
will influence the world of work and
production.
Work is fundamental
2. In the Organic Development of
the Church's Social Action
The present reflections on work are
not intended to follow a different line,
but rather to be in organic
connection with the whole tradition
of this teaching and activity.
3. The Question of Work, the Key
to the Social Question
“Making life more human”