03849nam 22005894a 450 991045647830332120200520144314.01-58901-653-X(CKB)2550000000004374(EBL)547749(OCoLC)503447284(SSID)ssj0000413667(PQKBManifestationID)11286063(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413667(PQKBWorkID)10384281(PQKB)11728447(MiAaPQ)EBC547749(MdBmJHUP)muse12055(Au-PeEL)EBL547749(CaPaEBR)ebr10292331(EXLCZ)99255000000000437420080122d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCatholics and politics[electronic resource] the dynamic tension between faith and power /Kristin E. Heyer, Mark J. Rozell, Michael A. Genovese, editorsWashington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20081 online resource (248 p.)Religion and politics seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-58901-215-1 1-58901-216-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Catholic leaders in U.S. politics -- The politics of the U.S. Catholic bishops : the centrality of abortion / Margaret Sammon -- Political marriage of convenience : the evolution of the Conservative Catholic Evangelical Alliance in the Republican Party / Mark J. Rozell -- One church, many messages : the politics of the U.S. Catholic clergy / Gregory A. Smith -- Catholics in the political arena : how should faith inform Catholic politicians and voters? / Kristin E. Heyer -- The Catholic public -- Between church, party, and conscience : attitudes concerning protecting life and promoting social justice among U.S. Catholics / Mark M. Gray and Mary E. Bendyna -- The myth of a distinct Catholic vote / Matthew J. Streb and Brian Frederick -- Latino Catholics in U.S. politics / Adrian Pantoja, Matthew Barreto, and Richard Anderson -- Catholics and the federal government -- Catholics in congress : abortion and the emergence of the culture wars / William D'Antonio, Steven Tuch, and John Kenneth White -- Catholics and the Supreme Court : from the Catholic seat to the new majority / Barbara A. Perry -- White House outreach to Catholics / Thomas J. Carty -- International policy and the Vatican -- The United States Vatican relationship : parallel endeavors for peace, competing visions of justice / Paul Christopher Manuel -- Reforming the Vatican : the tradition of best practices / Thomas J. Reese.Catholic political identity and engagement defy categorization. The complexities of political realities and the human nature of such institutions as church and government often produce a more fractured reality than the pure unity depicted in doctrine. Yet, in 2003 under the leadership of then-prefect Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life. The note explicitly asserts, The Christian faith is an integral unity, and thus it is incoherent tReligion and politics series.Christianity and politicsUnited StatesElectronic books.Christianity and politics261.7088/28273Heyer Kristin E.1974-937167Rozell Mark J917785Genovese Michael A254439MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456478303321Catholics and politics2479974UNINA