The Catholic social imagination :: activism and the just society in Mexico and the United States /

The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that resonates so profoundly with followers who live under disparate conditions? What is it, for instance...

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1. Verfasser: Palacios, Joseph Martin
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2007.
Schriftenreihe:Morality and society.
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Zusammenfassung:The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that resonates so profoundly with followers who live under disparate conditions? What is it, for instance, that binds parishioners in America with those in Mexico? For Joseph M. Palacios, what unites Catholics is a sense of being Catholic--a social imagination that motivates them to promote justice and build a better world. In The Catholic Social Imagination, Palacios gives readers a feeling for what it.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 315 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226645025
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9780226645001
0226645002
9780226645018
0226645010
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9781281966186
9786611966188
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