The Encyclicals of John Paul II

by John Paul II, Pope; Miller, J. Michael; Miller, J. Michael

• ISBN13: 9780879733162
• ISBN10: 0879733160
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Author Biography

J. Michael Miller, C.S.B., is the president of the University of St. Thomas in Houston.

Table of Contents

Preface	9	(2)
Introduction to the Papal Encyclicals	11	(22)
Redemptor Hominis
Editor's Introduction	33	(14)
Text of the Encyclical	47	(44)
Inheritance
The Mystery of the Redemption
Redeemed Man and His Situation in the Modern World
The Church's Mission and Man's Destiny
Dives in Misericordia
Editor's Introduction	91	(12)
Text of the Encyclical	103	(36)
He Who Sees Me Sees the Father (cf. Jn 14:9)
The Messianic Message
The Old Testament
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
The Paschal Mystery
``Mercy ... from Generation to Generation'' (Lk 1:50)
The Mercy of God in the Mission of the Church
The Prayer of the Church in Our Times
Laborem Exercens
Editor's Introduction	139	(14)
Text of the Encyclical	153	(42)
Introduction
Work and Man
Conflict Between Labor and Capital in the Present Phase of History
Rights of Workers
Elements for a Spirituality of Work
Slavorum Apostoli
Editor's Introduction	195	(12)
Text of the Encyclical	207	(22)
Introduction
Biographical Sketch
Heralds of the Gospel
They Planted the Church of God
Catholic Sense of the Church
The Gospel and Culture
The Significance and Influence of the Christian Millennium in the Slave World
Conclusion
Dominum et Vivificantem
Editor's Introduction	229	(14)
Text of the Encyclical	243	(60)
The Spirit of the Father and of the Son, Given to the Church
The Spirit Who Convinces the World Concerning Sin
The Spirit Who Gives Life
Redemptoris Mater
Editor's Introduction	303	(14)
Text of the Encyclical	317	(48)
Mary in the Mystery of Christ
The Mother of God at the Center of the Pilgrim Church
Maternal Mediation
Sollicitudo Rei Socialis
Editor's Introduction	365	(14)
Text of the Encyclical	379	(42)
Introduction
Originality of the Encyclical Populorum Progressio
Survey of the Contemporary World
Authentic Human Development
A Theological Reading of Modern Problems
Some Particular Guidelines
Conclusion
Redemptoris Missio
Editor's Introduction	421	(14)
Text of the Encyclical	435	(62)
Jesus Christ, the Only Savior
The Kingdom of God
The Holy Spirit, the Principal Agent of Mission
The Vast Horizons of the Mission Ad Gentes
The Paths of Mission
Leaders and Workers in the Missionary Apostolate
Cooperation in Missionary Activity
Missionary Spirituality
Centesimus Annus
Editor's Introduction	497	(14)
Text of the Encyclical	511	(52)
Characteristics of Rerum Novarum
Toward the ``New Things'' of Today
The Year 1989
Private Property and the Universal Destination of Material Goods
State and Culture
Man Is the Way of the Church
Veritatis Splendor
Editor's Introduction	563	(20)
Text of the Encyclical	583	(80)
Christ and the Answer to the Question About Morality
The Church and the Discernment of Certain Tendencies in Present-Day Moral Theology
Moral Good for the Life of the Church and of the World
Evangelium Vitae
Editor's Introduction	663	(18)
Text of the Encyclical	681	(82)
Present-Day Threats to Human Life
The Christian Message Concerning Life
God's Holy Law
For a New Culture of Human Life
Ut Unum Sint
Editor's Introduction	763	(18)
Text of the Encyclical	781	(52)
The Catholic Church's Commitment to Ecumenism
The Fruits of Dialogue
Quanta Est Nobis Via?
Fides et Ratio
Editor's Introduction	833	(16)
Text of the Encyclical	849	(66)
The Revelation of God's Wisdom
Credo Ut Intellegam
Intellego Ut Credam
The Relationship Between Faith and Reason
The Magisterium's Interventions in Philosophical Matters
The Interaction Between Philosophy and Theology
Current Requirements and Tasks
Indexes	915
Biblical Index
Subject Index