A Liberalism Safe for Catholicism?: Perspectives from the Review of Politics (The Review of Politics Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (681 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0268101701 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 678 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book is a virtual graduate seminar on a subject that has increased in interest and importance as time has gone on—and promises to continue increasing as the Catholic Church, which was once deeply suspicious of liberalism, democracy, and human rights, has become their greatest defender against those who claim their mantle but who consistently undermine them in both theory and practice." —Robert P. "Over the decades, the Review of Politics has published some of the finest scholarly work on Catholicism’
Indeed, the partnership has been fraught with controversy over its true extent, its robustness, and its desirability.” —from the introduction, A Liberalism Safe for Catholicism? . James McAdams (2007), and War, Peace, and International Political Realism, edited by Keir Lieber (2009). Simon forge the case for the compatibility of Catholicism and American liberal institutions, including the civic right of religious freedom. This book will be of special interest to students and scholars of political science, journalists and policymakers, church leaders, and everyday Catholics trying to make sense of Christianity in modern society. “The pages of the Review of Politics since its founding in 1939 can be read as a chronicle of this partnership between the Catholic Church and liberal institutions—its development, its heyday, its encounter of travails, its ongoing virtues, and its persistent flaws. Cavanaugh. The book also covers a wide range of other topics, including democracy, free market economics, the common good, human rights, international politics, and the thought of John Henry Newman, John Courtney Murray, and Alasdair MacIntyre, as well as