Women Engaging the Catholic Social Tradition (Paperback)

Paperback. The Catholic Social Tradition has concentrated on the labor of white males and assumes a patriarchal structure. But where are women in most papal documents and commentaries on them? Where is the home? Where are women of color, and where are women who toil in non-unionized sectors such as domestic work? Where are the women in the teachings aimed at achieving justice for migrants? These essays, written for this collection, examine these issues and use the framework of Catholic Social teaching as a context for broadening the understanding of the Churchs teaching and of scholarship. "Papal writings and commentaries on the Catholic Social Tradition tend to assume that "work" is performed by men for the benefit of their wives and children. Can the context of Catholic Social Teaching be broadened to include women, including those at lower economic levels, and women of color?"-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.