Roman Catholic Child Welfare in the United States

Authors

Lewis W. Spitz, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

9-1-1955

Document Type

Article

Keywords

catholic children, sisters, child care, religious, education, social workers, charities, schools, juvenile, orphans

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Roman Catholic child welfare is concerned with the dependent child, including the delinquent child, which for one reason or another has gone wrong. Roman Catholic social workers recognize the change that has taken place from the days when education was the distinctive function of the home-first, on the mother's knee, and then beside the father in the fields to the present time, when this function has largely been institutionalized and schools for the most part exercise this responsibility.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Spitz, Lewis W. (1955) "Roman Catholic Child Welfare in the United States," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 26, Article 54.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol26/iss1/54