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rifow1's review
4.0
A well balanced assessment of the challenges of the 20th century and how we can apply one of the greatest Papal Encyclicals (Rerum Novarum) to these challenges. I still went away feeling like John Paul II didn't quite go into the theological space that the liberation theologians would be happy with. Yet, I am not here to read books that agree and confirms my theology at all times. I find this encyclical both challenging and encouraging, I never felt that John Paul II was pandering to any specific school of theology whilst at the same time he recognised the merits of different theological approaches and in doing so helped bring the church into a space were it can properly deal with many of the challenges that plagued 1991 and still plague 2022.
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