Catholicism and liberalism: contributions to American public philosophy
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 publi...
| Summary: | 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. It is thus an invitation to the dialogue that could produce such mutual learning, and is a collaborative effort that brings together the work of scholars from a variety of disciplines. Though the book gives particular attention to the United States, it has relevance to debates about the future of liberalism and Catholicism in many other parts of the world. Afterword : a community of freedom / David Hollenbach The failed encounter : the Catholic church and liberalism in the nineteenth century / Peter Steinfels -- American Catholics and liberalism, 1789-1960 / Philip Gleason -- Vatican II and the encounter between Catholicism and liberalism / Joseph A. Komonchak -- Liberalism after the good times : the "end of history" in historical perspective / R. Bruce Douglass -- A communitarian reconstruction of human rights : contributions from Catholic tradition / David Hollenbach -- Catholic social thought, the city, and liberal America / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- The common good and the open society / Louis Dupré -- Catholic classics in American liberal culture / David Tracy -- Catholicism and liberal democracy / Paul E. Sigmund -- Feminism, liberalism, and Catholicism / Mary C. Segers -- The family, liberalism, and Catholic social teaching / Laura Gellott -- Rights of persons in the church / James H. Provost |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 0511627963 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511627965 |