Catholicism And Liberalism: Contributions To American Public Policy (cambridge Studies In Religion And American Public Life)

Liberalism and Catholicism are two of the most important forces shaping the contemporary political culture of the United States. This book explores what is at stake as they encounter each other in new contexts today and what a fresh conversation between them promises for the future of American public life. It is based on the conviction that both traditions continue to have much to learn from each other and that both would contribute more constructively to the resolution of the problems facing the nation if they were to do so. -- Amazon.com

no Other Book Offers Such A Detailed Exploration Of The Encounter Between Catholicism And Liberalism In The Usa.

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the Thrust Of The Learned Papers Gathered Here, In The Words Of The Editors, Is To Demonstrate ``how Liberalism Has Been Transforming Catholicism Once Again Through The Last Half Of Our Own Century And How Catholicism Might In Turn Contribute To A Transformed Liberal Theory And Practice.'' Douglass, A Georgetown University Associate Professor Of Government, And Hollenbach, A Boston College Professor Of Theology, Assemble A Diverse Collection Of Essays By Such Distinguished Contributors As Peter Steinfels, Philip Gleason, David Tracy And Mary C. Segers Which Explore Philosophical, Theological And Political Issues Through The Prisms Of Both Catholicism And Liberal Secularism. A Joint Project Of Woodstock Theological Center And The Department Of Government Of Georgetown University, This Scholarly Collation Provides A Needed Historical Perspective On A Once Adversarial Relationship And Could Open Venues For Enlightenment And Interaction. (mar.)

The outline of the nineteenth-century encounter between Roman Catholicism and liberalism is familiar to readers of almost any modern history text.