The Church Speaks to the Modern World: The Social Teachings of Leo XIII (Paperback)

Paperback, 390 pages

This is a new edition of Etienne Gilson's compendium of Pope Leo XIII's social encyclicals as arranged by the Pope himself. Originally published in 1954 this new edition features a foreword by Thomas Storck. It is newly typeset and is a larger trim size (6 x 9) for easier readability. All the endnotes have been made into footnotes.

In The Church Speaks to the Modern World, Etienne Gilson presented for the first time the basic encyclicals of Leo XIII arranged in the order expressly indicated by the Pope himself. Gilson’s sparkling introduction provides the proper perspective for the encyclicals; his notes brilliantly clarify obscure points; his summaries provide an immediate grasp of each encyclical; and his study of the variant translations is invaluable.

In short, here is the definitive collection of the most important and far-reaching papal pronouncements of the modern age.