Free Book Release: "The Social Teachings of Pope Leo XIII: Encyclicals and Excerpts"

 



The Social Teachings of Pope Leo XIII

Encyclicals and Excerpts

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[EDIT: It was brought to my attention that there might be copyright issues with the reproduction of these translations.  I am clarifying with the Libraria Editrice Vaticana, and this book is temporarily delisted until I receive a response.]

The recently-elected Pope Leo XIV chose his regnal name due to the social teachings of his predecessor, Pope Leo XIII (r. 1878-1903).  To make said teachings more easily available, I have collected Pope Leo XIII's encyclicals on social issues, as well as excerpts from encyclicals that show Pope Leo applying his principles to concrete situations.  

This collection includes the entire "Leonine Corpus" canonized by Étienne Gilson in his The Church Speaks to the Modern World: The Social Teachings of Leo XIII, as well as numerous encyclicals not included by Gilson.  Texts are taken from the Vatican website, though I have done some light copy-editing to correct punctuation issues and run-together words.  I have also revised the footnotes for easier reading.

Currently, the volume is available by direct download from my website, at the links above; I am in the process of releasing the book on Kobo, and I hope to have a Kindle release in the near future as well.

[Edit: Book is now live on Kobo.]

My hope is that the easier availability of these writings will lead to greater study and better insight into Pope Leo XIV's goals for his papacy.

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