
The Frontiers of Catholicism
The Politics of Ideology in a Liberal World
Gene Burns(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 17. August 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-520-08922-8 (ISBN)
Description
Why does the Catholic Church take a politically conservative stance on some issues, such as abortion and birth control, while on others, such as social programs and nuclear policy, it resembles the left? Why do some Catholic groups reject the legitimacy of Church hierarchy and yet choose to remain within its fold? To explain these apparent contradictions, Gene Burns examines the origins of contemporary diversity and conflict in the Catholic Church as well as the processes of ideological change. With valuable insights into the American Catholic Church, the modern papacy, and the Latin American Church, "The Frontiers of Catholicism" is as much a political study of ideological dynamics as it is an institutional study of religious change.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-08922-8 (9780520089228)
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Person
Gene Burns is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Princeton University.
Content
Acknowledgments
Popes, Councils, and Selected Documents since Vatican I
Abbreviations
1. INTRODUCTION: CATHOLIC IDEOLOGY
2. THE PAPAL STRUGGLE WITH LIBERALISM
3. CHANGE AND AMBIGUITY AT VATICAN II
4. IDEOLOGICAL BOUNDARIES IN A MINORITY CHURCH
5. COLLEGIALITY AND CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING IN THE AMERICAN CONTEXT
6. RADICALIZATION AT THE PERIPHERY OF POWER
7. CATHOLICISM AND POLITICS IN LATIN AMERICA: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
8. CONCLUSION: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND IDEOLOGICAL CHANGE
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Popes, Councils, and Selected Documents since Vatican I
Abbreviations
1. INTRODUCTION: CATHOLIC IDEOLOGY
2. THE PAPAL STRUGGLE WITH LIBERALISM
3. CHANGE AND AMBIGUITY AT VATICAN II
4. IDEOLOGICAL BOUNDARIES IN A MINORITY CHURCH
5. COLLEGIALITY AND CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING IN THE AMERICAN CONTEXT
6. RADICALIZATION AT THE PERIPHERY OF POWER
7. CATHOLICISM AND POLITICS IN LATIN AMERICA: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
8. CONCLUSION: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND IDEOLOGICAL CHANGE
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index