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Roman Catholic Tradition and Ritual and Business Ethics: A Feminist Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Barbara Hilkert Andolsen
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Abstract:

Clerical workers are an important segment of the work force. Catholic social teachings and eucharistic practice shed useful moral light on the increase in contingent work arrangements among clerical workers. The venerable concept of “the universal destination of the goods of creation” and a newer understanding of technology as “a shared workbench” illuminate the importance of good jobs for clerical workers. However, in order to apply Catholic social teachings to issues concerning clerical work as women’s work, sexist elements in traditional Catholic social teachings must be critically assessed. Participation in the Eucharist helps share a moral stance of inclusivity and sensitivity to forms of social marginalization. While actual practice fails fully to embody gender or racial inclusivity, participation in the inclusive table fellowship of the Eucharist should make business leaders question treating contingent workers as a peripheral work force.

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Perspectives from Roman Catholicism:
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Business Ethics Quarterly , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , March 1997 , pp. 71 - 82
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Copyright © Society for Business Ethics 1997

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