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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809411803321

Titolo

Empowering the people of God : Catholic action before and after Vatican II / / edited by Jeremy Bonner, Christopher D. Denny, and Mary Beth Fraser Connolly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Fordham University Press, 2014

ISBN

0-8232-5402-X

0-8232-6115-8

0-8232-5403-8

0-8232-5401-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (608 p.)

Collana

Catholic practice in North America

Altri autori (Persone)

BonnerJeremy

DennyChristopher D

ConnollyMary Beth Fraser

Disciplina

267/.18273

Soggetti

Catholic Action - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Catholic action -- pt. II. The people of God.

Sommario/riassunto

The early 1960's were a heady time for Catholic laypeople. Pope Pius XII’s assurance “You do not belong to the Church. You are the Church” emboldened the laity to challenge Church authority in ways previously considered unthinkable. Empowering the People of God offers a fresh look at the Catholic laity and its relationship with the hierarchy in the period immediately preceding the Second Vatican Council and in the turbulent era that followed. This collection of essays explores a diverse assortment of manifestations of Catholic action, ranging from genteel reform to radical activism, and an equally wide variety of locales, apostolates, and movements.