Church State And Society

Author : J. Brian Benestad
Publisher : Catholic University of America Press + ORM
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813219233

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Church, State, and Society by J. Brian Benestad Pdf

How can the Catholic faith help not only Catholics, but all people, build a just and flourishing society? The Catholic Church contributes first and foremost to the common good by forming the consciences of the faithful. Faith helps reason achieve an understanding of the common good and guides individuals in living justly and harmoniously. In this book, J. Brian Benestad provides a detailed, accessible introduction to Catholic social doctrine (CSD), the Church’s teachings on the human person, the family, society, political life, charity, justice, and social justice. Church, State, and Society explains the nuanced understanding of human dignity and the common good found in the Catholic intellectual tradition. It makes the case that liberal-arts education is an essential part of the common good because it helps people understand their dignity and all that justice requires. The author shows the influence of ancient and modern political philosophy and examines St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, papal social encyclicals, Vatican Council II, and postconciliar magisterial teaching. Benestad highlights the teachings of popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI that the attainment of the common good depends on the practice of the virtues by citizens and leaders alike. In addition to discussing the tension between CSD and liberal democracy, the book takes an in-depth look at: –Key themes of social life: the dignity of the human person, human rights, natural law, and the common good –Three principal mediating institutions of civil society: family, Church, and Catholic university –The economy, work, poverty, immigration, and the environment –The international community and just war principles “Excellent . . . The best treatment of Catholic Social Doctrine as a whole and a precious reminder of the intrinsically problematic character of modern democracy.” —Perspectives on Political Science

Author : David Fergusson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004-12-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 052152959X

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Church, State and Civil Society by David Fergusson Pdf

At a time when secular liberalism is in crisis and when the civic contribution of religion is being re-assessed, the rich tradition of Christian political theology demands renewed attention. This book, based on the 2001 Bampton Lectures, explores the relationship of the church both to the state and civil institutions. Arguing that theological approaches to the state were often situated within the context of Christendom and are therefore outmoded, the author claims that a more differentiated approach can be developed by attention to the concept of civil society. The book offers a critical assessment of the effect of the First Amendment in the USA and, in a concluding chapter, it defends the case for continuing disestablishment in England and Scotland.

Author : Galia Sabar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136334207

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Church, State and Society in Kenya by Galia Sabar Pdf

This volume offers a debate on the role of Christianity in post-colonial Kenya, charting the role of the church, state and society in the transformation of Kenya and the relationship between the three. It shows how the church initiated health, education, and economic activities, showing it to be a major instrument of transformation.

Author : Gerd Tellenbach
Publisher : Humanities Press International
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39076005515890

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Church, State and Christian Society at the Time of the Investiture Contest by Gerd Tellenbach Pdf

Author : Bruce Ledewitz
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780253001368

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Church, State, and the Crisis in American Secularism by Bruce Ledewitz Pdf

Since 1947, the Supreme Court has promised government neutrality toward religion, but in a nation whose motto is "In God We Trust" and which pledges allegiance to "One Nation under God," the public square is anything but neutral -- a paradox not lost on a rapidly secularizing America and a point of contention among those who identify all expressions of religion by government as threats to a free society. Yeshiva student turned secularist, Bruce Ledewitz seeks common ground for believers and nonbelievers regarding the law of church and state. He argues that allowing government to promote higher law values through the use of religious imagery would resolve the current impasse in the interpretation of the Establishment Clause. It would offer secularism an escape from its current tendency toward relativism in its dismissal of all that religion represents and encourage a deepening of the expression of meaning in the public square without compromising secular conceptions of government.

Author : Edward J. Eberle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317166269

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Church and State in Western Society by Edward J. Eberle Pdf

The role of religion as a contentious and motivating force in society is examined here through the lens of the church-state dynamic in countries with three very different approaches to this crucial relationship. Focusing on the United Kingdom, where there is official recognition of one religion by the state, the United States, where law imposes a separatism between religion and the state and Germany, where there is cooperation between the church and state, this book compares these three models. It describes the components of each model, illustrates their operation and uses case law to examine what each model might learn from the other. Controversial and timely issues such as the refusal of medical treatment on religious grounds, the wearing of Islamic headscarves and ritual animal slaughter are discussed with new insight, providing a comprehensive review of varied approaches to law, government and religious freedom.

Author : J. Brian Benestad
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813218014

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Church, State, and Society by J. Brian Benestad Pdf

Church, State, and Society explains the nuanced understanding of human dignity and the common good found in the Catholic intellectual tradition.

Author : James Tengatenga
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9789990876512

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Church, State, and Society in Malawi by James Tengatenga Pdf

Missionary history in Africa asserts that political history on the continent cannot be understood without an in depth understanding of the workings of the missions: missionary activities and ideologies were central to political consciousness. The Anglican Church was involved in society, education, health and politics right from its first foray into Malawi. This study considers the nature of the involvement of that Church in society, and how it engaged with the State from its genesis in the colonial period through the post-independence period to the new post-Banda political dispensation in 1994. It illustrates how the Church was involved on both sides of the independence struggle; and interrogates why it fell conspicuously silent thereafter.

Author : William Gibson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1994-01-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349232048

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Church, State and Society, 1760–1850 by William Gibson Pdf

`A very effective survey of an important theme on British political and social history...' - Andrew Chandler, Midland History. `This book effectively discharges its proclaimed purpose...a sound, successful and informative survey.' - Ian Christie, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. `The volume provides a balanced and useful overview of the latest scholarship on an important period in church history...' - Carla H. Hay, Albion `A useful and balanced survey of the condition of the Established Church at the accession of George III ... for anyone seeking a straightforward up-to-date survey, this is the book to begin with ... a very useful book...' - John Guy, The Journal of Welsh Religious History. In this wide-ranging book, William Gibson examines the principal themes in the developing relationship between the churches, the state and society between 1760 and 1850. Among other issues this book examines the involvement of the Church of England in Politics, the development of a clerical profession, the work of the bishops and clergy, the economic position of the church, the Church's reaction to the French and American Revolutions, the exercise of Church Patronage by premiers, the development of Church parties, the growth of Toleration, the reaction of the churches to industrialisation, the Halevy debate, the reform of the church after 1830, the development of Nonconformity and the state of religion and social groups in 1850.

Author : Galia Sabar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136334276

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Church, State and Society in Kenya by Galia Sabar Pdf

This volume offers a debate on the role of Christianity in post-colonial Kenya, charting the role of the church, state and society in the transformation of Kenya and the relationship between the three. It shows how the church initiated health, education, and economic activities, showing it to be a major instrument of transformation.

Author : John Witte, Jr.
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107184756

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Church, State, and Family by John Witte, Jr. Pdf

Presents a robust defence of the essential place of stable marital families in modern liberal societies.

Author : P. C. Kemeny
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830874743

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Church, State and Public Justice by P. C. Kemeny Pdf

Abortion. Physician-assisted suicide. Same-sex marriages. Embryonic stem-cell research. Poverty. Crime. What is a faithful Christian response? The God of the Bible is unquestionably a God of justice. Yet Christians have had their differences as to how human government and the church should bring about a just social order. Although Christians share many deep and significant theological convictions, differences that threaten to divide them have often surrounded the matter of how the church collectively and Christians individually ought to engage the public square. What is the mission of the church? What is the purpose of human government? How ought they to be related to each other? How should social injustice be redressed? The five noted contributors to this volume answer these questions from within their distinctive Christian theological traditions, as well as responding to the other four positions. Through the presentations and ensuing dialogue we come to see more clearly what the differences are, where their positions overlap and why they diverge. The contributors and the positions taken include Clarke E. Cochran: A Catholic Perspective Derek H. Davis: A Classical Separation Perspective Ronald J. Sider: An Anabaptist Perspective Corwin F. Smidt: A Principled Pluralist Perspective J. Philip Wogaman: A Social Justice Perspective This book will be instructive for anyone seeking to grasp the major Christian alternatives and desiring to pursue a faithful corporate and individual response to the social issues that face us.

Author : Lavinia Stan,Lucian Turcescu
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780195337105

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Church, State, and Democracy in Expanding Europe by Lavinia Stan,Lucian Turcescu Pdf

Lavinia Stan and Lucian Turcescu examine the relationship between religion and politics in ten former communist Eastern European countries, showing church-state relations in the new EU member states through study of political representation for church leaders, governmental subsidies, registration of religions by the state, and religious instruction in public schools.

Author : Andrew Willard Jones
Publisher : Emmaus Academic
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781945125409

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Before Church and State: A Study of Social Order in the Sacramental Kingdom of St. Louis IX by Andrew Willard Jones Pdf

Author : David Lyon,Marguerite Van Die
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802082130

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Rethinking Church, State, and Modernity by David Lyon,Marguerite Van Die Pdf

The contributors consider how Canada's religious experience is distinctive in the modern world, somewhere between the largely secularized Europe and the relatively religious United States.