Format:
Online-Ressource (243 p)
ISBN:
9780231131872
Series Statement:
Religion and American Culture
Content:
As the twentieth century opened, American intellectuals grew increasingly sympathetic to Pragmatism and empirical methods in the social sciences. The Progressive program as a whole -- in the form of Pragmatism, education, modern sociology, and nationalism -- seemed to be in agreement on one thing: everything was in flux. The dogma and "absolute truth" of the Church were archaisms, unsuited to modern American citizenship and at odds with the new public philosophy being forged by such intellectuals as John Dewey, William James, and the New Republic magazine. Catholics saw this new public philos
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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WOODS FM, pp. i-xii.pdf; WOODS CH 01, pp. 1-22.pdf; WOODS CH 02, pp. 23-50.pdf; WOODS CH 03 pp. 51-84.pdf; WOODS CH 04, pp. 85-118.pdf; WOODS CH 05, pp 119-142.pdf; WOODS CH 06, pp. 143-156.pdf; WOODS EPILOG, pp. 157-176.pdf; WOODS NOTES, pp. 177-210.pdf; WOODS BIBLIO, pp. 211-220.pdf; WOODS INDEX, pp. 221-228.pdf;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231506878
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231131872
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Church Confronts Modernity : Catholic Intellectuals and the Progressive Era
Language:
English
Keywords:
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