Science and Integral Catholicism in Interwar Argentina

During the interwar period of the twentieth century, the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina experienced a transition from a ‘liberal' model to a pattern of ‘integral Catholicism' in which its values and norms were thought as the ultimate foundation of the political, social, and cultural wo...

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Main Author: Asúa, Miguel de ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Church history and religious culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 99, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 485-503
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Argentina / Catholic Church / Natural sciences / Politics / History 1920-1946
IxTheo Classification:CF Christianity and Science
CG Christianity and Politics
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBR Latin America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B Jacques Maritain
B integral Catholicism
B Science and religion
B Emiliano Mac Donagh
B Gustavo Franceschi
B history of the church in Argentina
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Summary:During the interwar period of the twentieth century, the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina experienced a transition from a ‘liberal' model to a pattern of ‘integral Catholicism' in which its values and norms were thought as the ultimate foundation of the political, social, and cultural world. This paper examines the views of representative Catholic figures on the relationship between science and religion and contemporary scientific theories such as relativity, evolution, and the nature of life, relating them to the corresponding historical scenario. The absence of correlation between the scientific and ideological positions of the actors confirms the prevalent idea of complexity at the time of analysing the relationships between science, religion, and politics.
ISSN:1871-2428
Contains:Enthalten in: Church history and religious culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18712428-09903001