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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819220603321

Autore

Kautzer Kathleen

Titolo

The underground church [[electronic resource] ] : nonviolent resistance to the Vatican empire / / by Kathleen Kautzer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012

ISBN

1-280-12678-7

9786613530646

90-04-22605-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (364 p.)

Collana

Studies in critical social sciences ; ; v. 40

Studies in critical research on religion ; ; v. 2

Disciplina

282/.7309045

Soggetti

Church renewal - Catholic Church

Laity - United States - History - 21st century

Laity - Catholic Church - History - 21st century

Liberalism (Religion) - Catholic Church

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. 1. Burned out, bummed out, and thrown out : progressive reformers begin their wilderness journey -- pt. 2. Testing the waters and pushing the boundaries -- pt. 3. Notes from the underground.

Sommario/riassunto

Since the 1970's, liberal American Catholics have sustained a Reform Movement to counteract the conservative drift of the Vatican and to preserve and expand on the reforms of Vatican II. This book draws on a range of theory to analyze and interpret this movement, which is intent on creating a model of church, that examples Vatican II's open, receptive attitude toward the modern world. In response to backlash from church officials, the movement has increasingly abandoned effort to reform Roman Catholicism from within, and has moved in a sectarian direction by creating independent worship communities. The movement faces a precarious future due to its rapidly aging membership and the unstable nature of its newly-formed communities.