Catholic labor movements in Europe: social thought and action, 1914-1965
Misner, Paul
Catholic labor movements in Europe: social thought and action, 1914-1965 Misner, Paul - Washington The Catholic University of America Press 2015 - xi, 341 p.
Table of Contents:
1. Preparing the ground, sowing the seed
2. World War I and the condition of labor
3. A white international?
4. Social Catholic analyses before Quadragesimo Anno : common aims, diverse paths
5. Vitality in the Low Countries
6. France : controversies and advances
7. New departures in Catholic action : youth movements in the working class
8. Women's Catholic labor movements
9. Christian labor in Weimar Germany
10. Italy and Austria : Christian labor at grips with authoritarian rule
11. Quadragesimo Anno, 1931 : its controversial reception
12. France, Belgium, the Netherlands : Christian labor in the depression years
13. Labor and Catholicism under the impact of World War II
14. Working within secular pluralism.
Catholic Labor Movements in Europe narrates the history of industrial labor movements of Catholic inspiration in the period from the onset of World War I to the reconstruction after World War II. The stated goal of concerned Catholics in the 1920s and 1930s was to ""rechristianize society."" But dominant labor movements in many countries during this period consisted of socialist elements that viewed religion as an obstacle to social progress. It was a daunting challenge to build robust organizations of Catholics who identified themselves with the working classes and their struggles. Only one of the many worker advocates whose story makes up the meat of this book attained international recognition in the Catholic world. That was the founder of the JOC (Jeunesse Ouvriere Chretienne), Jozef Cardinal Cardijn. But the combined efforts of those involved in the Catholic labor movements, despite the inevitable infighting, persisted through generations marked by Fascist and Nazi domination, by the Great Depression, the Second World War and the Cold War. The protagonists and historians of these movements documented their struggles, and Misner now synthesizes this wealth of information, presented country by country, and interprets the development of labor movements across Europe. A comprehensive bibliography of sources adds greatly to the volume, enhancing its value as a reference. In combination with other factors, such as the American Marshall Plan which fueled the ""economic miracle"" of the 1950s, Christian labor unions contributed their part to the distinctive ""social capitalism"" of Europe. The basic commitment to democratic rule, combined with the fading of the anti-religious ideology of the social democratic unions and parties, encouraged a merging of the rival union confederations in the countries of the European Community. With its unique resources and heritage, and now in a pluralistic setting, Christian labor strengthened the shared call for social justice and the common good.
9780813227535
Labor - Religious aspects - Catholic Church
Labor - Europe - History - 20th century
Labor movement - Religious aspects - Christianity
Labor movement - Europe - History - 20th century
331.88094090410 / M4C2
Catholic labor movements in Europe: social thought and action, 1914-1965 Misner, Paul - Washington The Catholic University of America Press 2015 - xi, 341 p.
Table of Contents:
1. Preparing the ground, sowing the seed
2. World War I and the condition of labor
3. A white international?
4. Social Catholic analyses before Quadragesimo Anno : common aims, diverse paths
5. Vitality in the Low Countries
6. France : controversies and advances
7. New departures in Catholic action : youth movements in the working class
8. Women's Catholic labor movements
9. Christian labor in Weimar Germany
10. Italy and Austria : Christian labor at grips with authoritarian rule
11. Quadragesimo Anno, 1931 : its controversial reception
12. France, Belgium, the Netherlands : Christian labor in the depression years
13. Labor and Catholicism under the impact of World War II
14. Working within secular pluralism.
Catholic Labor Movements in Europe narrates the history of industrial labor movements of Catholic inspiration in the period from the onset of World War I to the reconstruction after World War II. The stated goal of concerned Catholics in the 1920s and 1930s was to ""rechristianize society."" But dominant labor movements in many countries during this period consisted of socialist elements that viewed religion as an obstacle to social progress. It was a daunting challenge to build robust organizations of Catholics who identified themselves with the working classes and their struggles. Only one of the many worker advocates whose story makes up the meat of this book attained international recognition in the Catholic world. That was the founder of the JOC (Jeunesse Ouvriere Chretienne), Jozef Cardinal Cardijn. But the combined efforts of those involved in the Catholic labor movements, despite the inevitable infighting, persisted through generations marked by Fascist and Nazi domination, by the Great Depression, the Second World War and the Cold War. The protagonists and historians of these movements documented their struggles, and Misner now synthesizes this wealth of information, presented country by country, and interprets the development of labor movements across Europe. A comprehensive bibliography of sources adds greatly to the volume, enhancing its value as a reference. In combination with other factors, such as the American Marshall Plan which fueled the ""economic miracle"" of the 1950s, Christian labor unions contributed their part to the distinctive ""social capitalism"" of Europe. The basic commitment to democratic rule, combined with the fading of the anti-religious ideology of the social democratic unions and parties, encouraged a merging of the rival union confederations in the countries of the European Community. With its unique resources and heritage, and now in a pluralistic setting, Christian labor strengthened the shared call for social justice and the common good.
9780813227535
Labor - Religious aspects - Catholic Church
Labor - Europe - History - 20th century
Labor movement - Religious aspects - Christianity
Labor movement - Europe - History - 20th century
331.88094090410 / M4C2