Readings On Catholics In Political Life

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Publisher : USCCB Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781574557039
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Readings on Catholics in Political Life written by and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readings on Catholics in Political Life is a collection of excerpts from various papal, Vatican, and bishops documents. Each excerpt touches on a different aspect of the role that Catholics play in pursuing the mission of the Church in the world.

Author : Kristin E. Heyer
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 158901216X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catholics and Politics written by Kristin E. Heyer and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts the ambivalent character of Catholics' mainstream 'arrival' in the US, integrating social scientific, historical and moral accounts of persistent tensions between faith and power. This work describes the implications of Catholic universalism for voting patterns, international policymaking, and partisan alliances.

Author : Kristin E. Heyer
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 158901653X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catholics and Politics written by Kristin E. Heyer and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-29 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catholic political identity and engagement defy categorization. The complexities of political realities and the human nature of such institutions as church and government often produce a more fractured reality than the pure unity depicted in doctrine. Yet, in 2003 under the leadership of then-prefect Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a "Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life." The note explicitly asserts, "The Christian faith is an integral unity, and thus it is incoherent to isolate some particular element to the detriment of the whole of Catholic doctrine. A political commitment to a single isolated aspect of the Church's social doctrine does not exhaust one's responsibility toward the common good." Catholics and Politics takes up the political and theological significance of this "integral unity," the universal scope of Catholic concern that can make for strange political bedfellows, confound predictable voting patterns, and leave the church poised to critique narrowly partisan agendas across the spectrum. Catholics and Politics depicts the ambivalent character of Catholics' mainstream "arrival" in the U.S. over the past forty years, integrating social scientific, historical and moral accounts of persistent tensions between faith and power. Divided into four parts—Catholic Leaders in U.S. Politics; The Catholic Public; Catholics and the Federal Government; and International Policy and the Vatican—it describes the implications of Catholic universalism for voting patterns, international policymaking, and partisan alliances. The book reveals complex intersections of Catholicism and politics and the new opportunities for influence and risks of cooptation of political power produced by these shifts. Contributors include political scientists, ethicists, and theologians. The book will be of interest to scholars in political science, religious studies, and Christian ethics and all lay Catholics interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the tensions that can exist between church doctrine and partisan politics.

Author : Gregory Allen Smith
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1589013891
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Politics in the Parish written by Gregory Allen Smith and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For well over a century the Catholic Church has articulated clear positions on many issues of public concern, particularly economics, capital punishment, foreign affairs, sexual morality, and abortion. Yet the fact that some of the Church's positions do not mesh well with the platforms of either of the two major political parties in the U.S. may make it difficult for Americans to look to Catholic doctrine for political guidance. Scholars of religion and politics have long recognized the potential for clergy to play an important role in shaping the voting decisions and political attitudes of their congregations, yet these assumptions of political influence have gone largely untested and undemonstrated. Politics in the Parish is the first empirical examination of the role Catholic clergy play in shaping the political views of their congregations. Gregory Allen Smith draws from recent scholarship on political communication, and the comprehensive Notre Dame Study of Parish Life, as well as case studies he conducted in nine parishes in the mid-Atlantic region, to investigate the extent to which and the circumstances under which Catholic priests are influential in shaping the politics of their parishioners. Smith is able to verify that clergy do exercise political influence, but he makes clear that such influence is likely to be nuanced, limited in magnitude, and exercised indirectly by shaping parishioner religious attitudes that in turn affect political behavior. He shows that the messages that priests deliver vary widely, even radically, from parish to parish and priest to priest. Consequently, he warns that scholars should exercise caution when making any global assumptions about the political influence that Catholic clergy affect upon their congregations.

Author : Jerry Windley-Daoust
Publisher : Saint Mary's Press
ISBN 13 : 0884899683
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Primary Source Readings in Catholic Social Justice written by Jerry Windley-Daoust and published by Saint Mary's Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God calls each one of us to work for justice in the world. It is a daunting task that we do not face alone. Primary Source Readings in Catholic Social Justice presents the living words of the Catholic Church. Each chapter contains an excerpt from relevant Church documents, the writings of a person striving to live the Catholic social justice mission and a sidebar highlighting the actions of a person or organization working to make the world a better place. This is the perfect resource to supplement any social justice class!

Author : James V. Schall
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739117033
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roman Catholic Political Philosophy written by James V. Schall and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Roman Catholic Political Philosophy author James V. Schall tries to demonstrate that Roman Catholicism and political philosophy---revelation and reason--are not contradictory. It is his contention that political philosophy, the primary focus of the book, asks certain questions about human purpose and destiny that it cannot, by itself, answer. Revelation is the natural complement to these important questions about God, human being, and the world. Schall manages to avoid polemicism or triumphalism as he shows that revelation and political thought contribute to a fuller understanding of each other.

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Publisher : USCCB Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781574555509
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life written by and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document identifies some doctrinal principles for Catholics to use as they participate in political debate and the democratic process, whether as church leaders, politicians, or voters.

Author : Nicholas P. Cafardi
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 1616431407
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voting and Holiness written by Nicholas P. Cafardi and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays by noted Catholic scholars on how Catholics should participate in the political process.

Author : Nicholas P. Cafardi
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 080914767X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voting and Holiness written by Nicholas P. Cafardi and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays by noted Catholic scholars on how Catholics should participate in the political process.

Author : United States Catholic Conference
Publisher : USCCB Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555860288
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confronting a Culture of Violence written by United States Catholic Conference and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the need for a moral revolution and a renewed ethic of justice, responsibility, and community. Recognizes impressive examples in dioceses, parishes, and schools across the country.