Catholics and Politics: The Dynamic Tension Between Faith and Power
Catholic political identity and engagement defy categorization. The complexities of political realities and the human nature of such institutions as church and government often produce a more fractured reality than the pure unity depicted in doctrine. Yet, in 2003 under the leadership of then-prefec...
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Georgetown University Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Reviews: | Catholics and Politics: The Dynamic Tension between Faith and Power (2009) (Cochran, David Carroll)
[Rezension von: Heyer, Kristin, Catholics and Politics: The Dynamic Tension Between Faith and Power] (2010) (HALUS, EUGENE J.) [Rezension von: Heyer, Kristen E., Catholics and Politics: The Dynamic Tension between Faith and Power] (2010) (Wittberg, Patricia) |
| Series/Journal: | Religion and Politics
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Christianity and politics ; United States
B Catholic Church ; United States ; Political activity B Electronic books |
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| Summary: | Catholic political identity and engagement defy categorization. The complexities of political realities and the human nature of such institutions as church and government often produce a more fractured reality than the pure unity depicted in doctrine. Yet, in 2003 under the leadership of then-prefect Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life. The note explicitly asserts, The Christian faith is an integral unity, and thus it is incoherent to isolate some particular element to the detriment of the whole of Catholic doctrine. A political commitment to a single isolated aspect of the Church's social doctrine does not exhaust one's responsibility toward the common good. Catholics and Politics takes up the political and theological significance of this integral unity, the universal scope of Catholic concern that can make for strange political bedfellows, confound predictable voting patterns, and leave the church poised to critique narrowly partisan agendas across the spectrum. Catholics and Politics depicts the ambivalent character of Catholics' mainstream arrival in the U.S. over the past forty years, integrating social scientific, historical and moral accounts of persistent tensions between faith and power. Divided into four partsùCatholic Leaders in U.S. Politics; The Catholic Public; Catholics and the Federal Government; and International Policy and the Vaticanùit describes the implications of Catholic universalism for voting patterns, international policymaking, and partisan alliances. The book reveals complex intersections of Catholicism and politics and the new opportunities for influence and risks of cooptation of political power produced by these shifts. Contributors include political Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- PART I: CATHOLIC LEADERS IN U.S. POLITICS -- 1. The Politics of the U.S. Catholic Bishops: The Centrality of Abortion -- 2. Political Marriage of Convenience? The Evolution of the Conservative Catholic-Evangelical Alliance in the Republican Party -- 3. One Church, Many Messages: The Politics of the U.S. Catholic Clergy -- 4. Catholics in the Political Arena: How Faith Should Inform Catholic Voters and Politicians -- PART II: THE CATHOLIC PUBLIC -- 5. Between Church, Party, and Conscience: Protecting Life and Promoting Social Justice among U.S. Catholics -- 6. The Myth of a Distinct Catholic Vote -- 7. Politics y la Iglesia: Attitudes toward the Role of Religion in Politics among Latino Catholics -- PART III: CATHOLICS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -- 8. Catholicism, Abortion, and the Emergence of the "Culture Wars" in the U.S. Congress, 1971-2006 -- 9. Catholics and the Supreme Court: From the "Catholic Seat" to the New Majority -- 10. White House Outreach to Catholics -- PART IV: INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND THE VATICAN -- 11. The United States-Vatican Relationship: "Parallel Endeavors for Peace," Competing Visions of Justice -- 12. Reforming the Vatican: The Tradition of Best Practices -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y. |
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| ISBN: | 158901653X |