The Catholic Church and liberal democracy


Bernt T. Oftestad.
Bok Engelsk 2019
Omfang
pages cm
Opplysninger
Introduction -- Europe's political-theological problem -- Revolution, religion and church -- A new concept of politics -- The Church's defense against liberalism and democratization in the 1800s -- Ecclesial powerlessness -- On the way to the Second Vatican Council -- The Second Vatican Council -- Church - freedom - history -- The post-conciliar crisis between the Church and liberal democracy -- Pope John Paul II and modern culture -- Benedict XVI - pope of a new millennium -- Pope Francis - a late modern pope.. - "This book is a comprehensive overview of the Catholic Church's relationship to modern liberal democracy, from the end of the eighteenth century until today. It is a connection that is situated within the context of the history of ideas itself"--
Emner
Dewey
ISBN
9781138714663 (hardback)
ISBN(galt)
9781315229102 (e-book)

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