The Great Catholic Book Club
Lenten Lecture Series: Rerum Novarum - Economic Justice and the Dignity of Workers
Tue, Mar 11
|St Patrick Catholic Church, Iowa City
Enjoy soup dinner and a lecture on the papal encyclical Rerum Novarum. Learn about the Reformation, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the birth of economic ideologies, and the Church’s response to the commodification of labor. The lecture will also include a review of the legacy of...
Time & Location
Mar 11, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CST
St Patrick Catholic Church, Iowa City, 4330 St Patricks Dr, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
About the event
Enjoy soup dinner and a lecture on the papal encyclical Rerum Novarum. Learn about the Reformation, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the birth of economic ideologies, and the Church’s response to the commodification of labor. The lecture will also include a review of the legacy of servant of God Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement. Cost: Free/freewill suggested donation $8 to benefit the Carlo Acutis faith formation program.