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The Catholic Faith and the Social Construction of Religion

Author : Peter Stuart
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1449720846
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book The Catholic Faith and the Social Construction of Religion written by Peter Stuart and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intent behind this book is to provide grist for the mill for research students and other interested readers. Chapter one, by author Allan Savage, presents an understanding of the social construction of religious activity, which maintains that social construction of religion arises from a dialectical engagement within the world from a phenomenological philosophical point of view. Co-author Peter Stuart presents a classical and traditional point of view, and readers expecting academic accord between the authors will be disappointed. A further rationale for writing this book is that both Savage and Stuart desire to express their personal convictions in the public forum. Both have interests in the ebb and flow of civilization, especially as it pertains to the place of faith, religion, politics, and a variety of social phenomena, including economics, culture, gender, ethnicity, and the family, as well as the ebb and flow of money, power, property, and prestige, as articulated throughout history. They believe that writing about the place of faith and religion in French Canada is crucial if one is to understand the place that this keystone civilization occupies within confederation and its enduring ambivalence regarding its belonging, or not, to Canada.

The Catholic Social Imagination

Author : Joseph M. Palacios
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226645029
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The Catholic Social Imagination written by Joseph M. Palacios and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that resonates so profoundly with followers who live under disparate conditions? What is it, for instance, that binds parishioners in America with those in Mexico? For Joseph M. Palacios, what unites Catholics is a sense of being Catholic—a social imagination that motivates them to promote justice and build a better world. In The Catholic Social Imagination, Palacios gives readers a feeling for what it means to be Catholic and put one’s faith into action. Tracing the practices of a group of parishioners in Oakland, California, and another in Guadalajara, Mexico, Palacios reveals parallels—and contrasts—in the ways these ordinary Catholics receive and act on a church doctrine that emphasizes social justice. Whether they are building a supermarket for the low-income elderly or waging protests to promote school reform, these parishioners provide important insights into the construction of the Catholic social imagination. Throughout, Palacios also offers important new cultural and sociological interpretations of Catholic doctrine on issues such as poverty, civil and human rights, political participation, and the natural law.

Church, State, and Society

Author : J. Brian Benestad
Publisher : Catholic University of America Press + ORM
ISBN 13 : 081321923X
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Church, State, and Society written by J. Brian Benestad and published by Catholic University of America Press + ORM . This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can the Catholic faith help not only Catholics, but all people, build a just and flourishing society? The Catholic Church contributes first and foremost to the common good by forming the consciences of the faithful. Faith helps reason achieve an understanding of the common good and guides individuals in living justly and harmoniously. In this book, J. Brian Benestad provides a detailed, accessible introduction to Catholic social doctrine (CSD), the Church’s teachings on the human person, the family, society, political life, charity, justice, and social justice. Church, State, and Society explains the nuanced understanding of human dignity and the common good found in the Catholic intellectual tradition. It makes the case that liberal-arts education is an essential part of the common good because it helps people understand their dignity and all that justice requires. The author shows the influence of ancient and modern political philosophy and examines St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, papal social encyclicals, Vatican Council II, and postconciliar magisterial teaching. Benestad highlights the teachings of popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI that the attainment of the common good depends on the practice of the virtues by citizens and leaders alike. In addition to discussing the tension between CSD and liberal democracy, the book takes an in-depth look at: –Key themes of social life: the dignity of the human person, human rights, natural law, and the common good –Three principal mediating institutions of civil society: family, Church, and Catholic university –The economy, work, poverty, immigration, and the environment –The international community and just war principles “Excellent . . . The best treatment of Catholic Social Doctrine as a whole and a precious reminder of the intrinsically problematic character of modern democracy.” —Perspectives on Political Science

Occasions of Faith

Author : Lawrence J. Taylor
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 9780812215205
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Occasions of Faith written by Lawrence J. Taylor and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1995-04 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devotional "occasions" or experiences by Irish Catholics form the crux of this powerful, first book-length anthropological study of Irish Catholicism. Rich in ethnographical material, wide-ranging archival sources, insightful cultural observations, vivid accounts of individual experiences, and thoughtful scrutiny of religious questions and theories illuminate twenty years of ethnographic fieldwork. From these varied resources Lawrence Taylor creates a memorable account of the forces that shape local forms of Catholicism in southwest Donegal.

Doing Faithjustice

Author : Fred Kammer
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 0809142279
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Doing Faithjustice written by Fred Kammer and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this revised edition of a longtime bestseller, lawyer, activist and Jesuit priest Fred Kammer ushers Catholics into the twenty-first century as he confronts the challenge of human poverty and injustice in the context of our consumer-driven, economically fragile world. He defines faithjustice as "...a passionate virtue which disposes citizens to become involved in the greater and lesser societies around themselves in order to create communities where human dignity is protected and enhanced, and gifts of creation are shared for the greatest good of all...." Writing with passion and conviction, he explores the biblical grounding for this virtue and provides an overview of its historical development in the Catholic community. And he brings out its contemporary meaning, rooting each chapter in concrete times and places. He concludes with a framework for living faithjustice in our time. This revised edition contains new materials on social teaching documents of the nineties, updated economic and social data and analysis, and, at the request of users of the original volume, questions for reflection and renewal at the ends chapters. Highlights: --Now, more user-friendly --Author is highly respected in this field +

New Proofs for the Existence of God

Author : Robert J. Spitzer
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802863833
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book New Proofs for the Existence of God written by Robert J. Spitzer and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responding to contemporary popular atheism, Robert J. Spitzer's New Proofs for the Existence of God examines the considerable evidence for God and creation that has come to light from physics and philosophy during the last forty years. --from publisher description.

The First Apology of Justin Martyr

Author : Saint Justin (Martyr)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The First Apology of Justin Martyr written by Saint Justin (Martyr) and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Religious Institutes and Catholic Culture in 19th- and 20th-Century Europe

Author : Urs Altermatt
Publisher : Leuven University Press
ISBN 13 : 9462700001
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Religious Institutes and Catholic Culture in 19th- and 20th-Century Europe written by Urs Altermatt and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broad perspective on the role of religious institutes in social and cultural practices This volume examines the cultural contribution of religious institutes, men and women religious, and their role in the constitution of Catholic communities of communication in different European countries (England, Germany, Liechtenstein, the Low Countries, the Nordic Countries, Switzerland). The articles focus on social and cultural history by comparing both discourses and cultural and social practices, as well as examining international networks and cultural transference. How did religious institutes function as cultural elites in the production and mediation of knowledge, ideologies, cultural codes, and practices? What kind of discursive and operational strategies did they use to help construct and propagate social Catholicism, ultramontanism, and confessionalism, and to establish and promote the Catholic communication system? What were the central mechanisms in the production of knowledge and how were they incorporated within identity politics? The volume also takes a broad perspective on the role of religious institutes in the production and propagation of religious, cultural, and social practices, and in the socialisation of the Catholic population. The focus is on cultural practices, on the transmission and transformation of attitudes, and on the rites and customs in everyday religious and social practices.

Christian Faith, Philosophy & International Relations

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004409890
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Christian Faith, Philosophy & International Relations written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can the turbulent world of international relations be understood and addressed from a Christian faith perspective? In this book fundamental theological and philosophical perspectives are presented from various Christian traditions: Neo-calvinism, Catholic social teaching, critical theory and Christian realism.

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church

Author : Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium de Iustitia et Pace
Publisher : Veritas Co. Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1853908398
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (539 download)

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Download or read book Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church written by Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium de Iustitia et Pace and published by Veritas Co. Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Faith with Benefits

Author : Jason King
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019024481X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Faith with Benefits written by Jason King and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hookup culture has become widespread on college campuses, and Catholic colleges are no exception. Indeed, despite the fact that most students on Catholic campuses report being unhappy with casual sexual encounters, most studies have found no difference between Catholic colleges and their secular counterparts when it comes to hooking up. Drawing on a survey of over 1000 students from 26 institutions, as well as in-depth interviews, Jason King argues that religious culture on Catholic campuses can, in fact, have an impact on the school's hookup culture, but when it comes to how that relationship works: it's complicated. In Faith with Benefits, King shows the complex way these dynamics play out at Catholic colleges and universities. There is no straightforward relationship between orthodoxy and hookup culture--some of the schools with the weakest Catholic identities also have weaker hookup cultures. And not all students define the culture in the same way. Some see a hookup as just a casual encounter, where others see it as a gateway to a relationship. Faith with Benefits gives voice to students, revealing how their faith, the faith of their friends, and the institutional structures of their campus give rise to different hookup cultures. In doing so, King addresses the questions of students who don't know where to turn for practical guidance on how to navigate ever-shifting campus cultures, reconciling their faith with their relationships. Students, parents, faculty, administrators-indeed, anyone who cares about Catholic teenagers and young adults-will find much of value in this book.

Doing Faithjustice

Author : Kammer, Fred, SJ
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 1587689782
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book Doing Faithjustice written by Kammer, Fred, SJ and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author defines faithjustice as “a passionate virtue which disposes citizens to become involved in the greater and lesser societies around themselves in order to create communities where human dignity is protected and enhanced, the gifts of creation are shared for the common good, and the poor are treated with respect and a special love.” He says it is in the end “a habit of the believing heart.” Against the backdrop of the author’s explicit experiences as a southerner, lawyer, priest, and Jesuit, this book expounds on the meaning of faithjustice, starting with the biblical grounding. It then traverses the full breadth of historical developments in the Catholic Christian community for more than 200 years and elucidates the meaning of faithjustice in our contemporary context. Underlining all this is the author’s conviction that only people who are living out faithjustice commitments can promote the truth about the necessity of solidarity and counter the pernicious mistrust that creates division in society. This updated edition includes new materials on creation and the jubilee tradition and on the parables of Jesus; the writings of Popes Benedict XVI and Francis and other social teaching documents from the past twenty years; and updated economic, racial, and social data and analysis in light of the justice tradition.

The Social Construction of Man, the State and War

Author : Franke Wilmer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135956227
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book The Social Construction of Man, the State and War written by Franke Wilmer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-04-16 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining detailed analysis with a close reading of historical narratives, documentary evidence and first-hand interviews, this is the first book on conflict to look seriously at the issue of ethnic identity and what it means for future peace.

Mapping the Catholic Cultural Landscape

Author : Paula Jean Miller
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742531840
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Mapping the Catholic Cultural Landscape written by Paula Jean Miller and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mapping the Catholic Cultural Landscape explores the intersection of Catholicism with cultural expressions of literature and art, holiness and personal devotion, faith and secular society. With essays selected from the world's first International Conference of Catholic Studies, this volume is a primary resource for Catholic Studies directors in curriculum development and for students in the classroom. This text emerges as an objective way of studying the relationship between religion, history, and culture.

Catholic Social Thought

Author : Anthony J. Blasi
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739130587
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Catholic Social Thought written by Anthony J. Blasi and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2008-10-25 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catholic Social Thought presents detailed commentary and response to the Vatican's 2005 Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, with contributions from outstanding American scholars. Addressing theology, social theory, the family, economy, government, labor, global society, gender, peace, and the environment, the various authors explore the core theology, explain the Compendium's themes and arguments, and apply their own intellectual powers to applications of its teachings. Some of the essays are largely expository, some more critical (in both positive and negative senses). Some operate from a standard of magisterial assent in conformity with Ad Tuendam Fidam, others do not. Together, the essays represent the range of Catholic thinking on social issues in the American Church today.

Public Religions in the Modern World

Author : José Casanova
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022619020X
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Public Religions in the Modern World written by José Casanova and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-08-29 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a sweeping reconsideration of the relation between religion and modernity, Jose Casanova surveys the roles that religions may play in the public sphere of modern societies. During the 1980s, religious traditions around the world, from Islamic fundamentalism to Catholic liberation theology, began making their way, often forcefully, out of the private sphere and into public life, causing the "deprivatization" of religion in contemporary life. No longer content merely to administer pastoral care to individual souls, religious institutions are challenging dominant political and social forces, raising questions about the claims of entities such as nations and markets to be "value neutral", and straining the traditional connections of private and public morality. Casanova looks at five cases from two religious traditions (Catholicism and Protestantism) in four countries (Spain, Poland, Brazil, and the United States). These cases challenge postwar—and indeed post-Enlightenment—assumptions about the role of modernity and secularization in religious movements throughout the world. This book expands our understanding of the increasingly significant role religion plays in the ongoing construction of the modern world.

Religion in the New Europe

Author : Krzysztof Michalski
Publisher : Central European University Press
ISBN 13 : 6155053901
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Religion in the New Europe written by Krzysztof Michalski and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-20 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in this volume deal with the role of Christianity in the definition of European identity. Europeans often identify advanced civilizations with secularity. But religion is very much alive in other fast developing countries of the world. In Europe, nevertheless, the organized churches very much wanted to stress the Christian character of European identity, and this engendered a lively protest focusing on the perceived threat to the secular European tradition. Also, Europe is facing its greatest cultural challenge in the demand of Turkey to be admitted as a member, and in the demand of many Muslims in Europe, often citizens of the countries in which they live, to be recognized in their difference and at the same time integrated in the European national and supranational institutions.