Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 283 p)
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23 cm
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781589011144
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1589011155
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1589011147
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9781589011151
Serie:
Religion and politics series
Inhalt:
Presenting case studies from sixteen countries on five continents, The Catholic Church and the Nation-State paints a rich portrait of a complex and paradoxical institution whose political role has varied historically and geographically. In this integrated and synthetic collection of essays, outstanding scholars from the United States and abroad examine religious, diplomatic, and political actionsùboth admirable and regrettableùthat shape our world. Kenneth R. Himes sets the context of the book by brilliantly describing the political influence of the church in the post-Vatican II era. There are
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; Tables; Foreword: Faith and Culture in a Turbulent Age; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Theoretical Considerations on the Relationship between the Catholic Church and the Nation-State; Part One: THE THEOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL CHALLENGES OF THE VATICAN; Part Two: THE CHALLENGE OF SECULARIZATION; Part Three: THE CHALLENGE OF OPPOSITION; Part Four: THE CHALLENGE OF JUSTICE; Part Five: THE CHALLENGE OF ACCOMMODATION; APPENDIXES; Contributors; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781589011151
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Catholic Church and the Nation-State : Comparative Perspectives
Sprache:
Englisch
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