
Catholic Power in the Netherlands
Herman Bakvis(Author)
McGill-Queen's University Press
Will be published approx. on 1. December 1981
Book
Hardback
277 pages
978-0-7735-0361-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the role of the Dutch Catholic church, and especially of the bishops, in ensuring the solidarity of the Catholic subculture for so many years and, more remarkably, in promoting drastic social and political changes after Vatican II. This development transformed one of the most orthodox churches in Western Europe into the most radical and, as Professor Bakvis demonstrates, led to the decline and fall of the largest political party in the Netherlands. The author also discusses the recent formulation of the Christian Democratic party and the impact of John Paul II's pontificate. He has drawn upon interviews with priests and politicians, as well as survey and ecological data, in his portrayal of life inside the Catholic subculture at both the grass-roots and the elite levels. The result is a substantial contribution to our understanding of the interaction of religion and politics in a plural society and the sources of party loyalty and subcultural cohesion.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Montreal
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
539 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7735-0361-8 (9780773503618)
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Catholic Power in the Netherlands
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Person
Herman Bakvis is professor of Public Administration in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria, Canada.
Mark D. Jarvis is a doctoral candidate in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria.
Mark D. Jarvis is a doctoral candidate in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria.