The Catholic Church and the Nation-State: Comparative Perspectives
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Overview
With an in-depth exploration of the five primary challenges facing the Church—theology and politics, secularization, the transition from serving as a nationalist voice of opposition, questions of justice, and accommodation to sometimes hostile civil authorities—this book will be of interest to scholars and students in religion and politics as well as Catholic Church clergy and laity. By demonstrating how national churches vary considerably in the emphasis of their teachings and in the scope and nature of their political involvement, the analyses presented in this volume engender a deeper understanding of the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the world.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781589011151 |
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Publisher: | Georgetown University Press |
Publication date: | 08/16/2006 |
Series: | Religion and Politics series |
Edition description: | REV |
Pages: | 298 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Lawrence C. Reardon is a research associate at the John King Fairbanks Center for East Asian Studies at Harvard University and an associate professor of political science and coordinator of Asian studies at the University of New Hampshire.
Clyde Wilcox is professor of government at Georgetown University.
Table of Contents
Foreword: Faith and Culture in a Turbulent Age,Thomas Massaro, SJ, and James MoroneIntroduction: Theoretical Considerations on the Relationship between the Catholic Church and the Nation-State
Part One: THE THEOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL CHALLENGES OF THE VATICAN
1. Vatican II and Contemporary PoliticsKenneth R. Himes, OFM
2. The Vatican as a Transnational ActorLisa L. Ferrari
Part Two: THE CHALLENGES OF SECULARIZATION
3. The Latin European Church: "Une Messe est Possible"Paul Christopher Manuel and Margaret MacLeish Mott
4. The American Church: Of Being Catholic and AmericanTed G. Jelen
5. The Chilean Church: Declining Hegemony?William Lies, CSC and Mary Fran T. Malone
Part Three: THE CHALLENGE OF OPPOSITION
6. The Polish Church: Catholic Hierarchy and Polish PoliticsTimothy A. Byrnes
7. The Catholic Church in Ireland and Northern Ireland: Nationalism, Identity, and OppositionWilliam Crotty
8. The East Timorese Church: From Oppression to LiberationAlynna J. Lyon
Part Four: THE CHALLENGE OF JUSTICE
9. The Brazilian Church: Reintegrating Ontology and EpistemologyChristine A. Kearney
10. The Rwandan Church: The Challenge of ReconciliationElisée Rutagambwa, SJ
11. The Angolan Church: The Prophetic Tradition, Politics, and the StateLinda Heywood
Part Five: THE CHALLENGE OF ACCOMMODATION
12. The Indian Church: Catholicism and Indian NationhoodMathew N. Schmalz
13. The Chinese Catholic Church: Obstacles to ReconciliationLawrence C. Reardon
14. The Congolese Church: Ecclesial Community within the Political CommunityYvon C. Elenga, SJ
Appendices
A. Vatican Documents with Relevance to Church-State Issues
B. Religious Concentration of the Countries Considered in this Volume
C. Timeline of Significant Events in the Life of the Roman Catholic Church, 1800 to the Present
D. World Values Survey: How Important Is Religion in Your Life?
Contributors
Index
What People are Saying About This
A book that astutely crosses the theology-political science divide to probe the relation between faith and culture. The authors capture multiple tensions and ambiguities as the Catholic Church faces challenges of secularization, nationalism, and democracy across the globe.
Manuel, Reardon, and Wilcox have assembled a superb group of scholars to discuss the global challenges to the Catholic Church. Organized thematically and covering all corners of the world, this work should become an essential read for anybody interested in Catholicism or religion more generally.
"A book that astutely crosses the theology-political science divide to probe the relation between faith and culture. The authors capture multiple tensions and ambiguities as the Catholic Church faces challenges of secularization, nationalism, and democracy across the globe."Clarke E. Cochran, Covenant Health System
"Manuel, Reardon, and Wilcox have assembled a superb group of scholars to discuss the global challenges to the Catholic Church. Organized thematically and covering all corners of the world, this work should become an essential read for anybody interested in Catholicism or religion more generally."Anthony Gill, author of Rendering Unto Caesar: The Catholic Church and the State in Latin America