03510nam 2200565 a 450 991079058030332120230803021454.00-300-19676-810.12987/9780300196764(CKB)2550000001110124(EBL)3421266(SSID)ssj0000956384(PQKBManifestationID)12459329(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000956384(PQKBWorkID)10964613(PQKB)10534346(MiAaPQ)EBC3421266(DE-B1597)486320(OCoLC)856021332(DE-B1597)9780300196764(Au-PeEL)EBL3421266(CaPaEBR)ebr10745249(CaONFJC)MIL510072(EXLCZ)99255000000111012420130415d2013 uy 0engurnnu---|u||utxtccrEarthly mission[electronic resource] the Catholic Church and world development /Robert CalderisiNew Haven Yale University Press20131 online resource (289 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-300-17512-4 1-299-78821-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgements --Introduction --1 Two Troublemakers --2 The Catholic Church: "Seven Inches of Condemnation and One of Praise" --3 Social Teaching: From Caesar to Centesimus Annus --4 Religion and Development: "A Task of Fraternity" --5 Africa: "No One Is Opposed to a School" --6 Asia: A Determined Minority --7 Latin America: From Las Casas to Romero --8 Horror in Rwanda --9 Tilting at Condoms --10 Catholic Charity: "A Network to Die For" --11 Looking Ahead: A Fading Social Mission? --12 Conclusions: "Everyone Who Fights for Justice Upsets People" --Notes --Bibliography --IndexWith 1.2 billion members, the Catholic Church is the world's largest organization and perhaps its most controversial. The Church's obstinacy on matters like clerical celibacy, the role of women, birth control, and the child abuse scandal has alienated many Catholics, especially in the West. Yet in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the Church is highly esteemed for its support of education, health, and social justice. In this deeply informed book, Robert Calderisi unravels the paradoxes of the Catholic Church's role in the developing world over the past 60 years. Has the Catholic Church on balance been a force for good? Calderisi weighs the Church's various missteps and poor decisions against its positive contributions, looking back as far as the Spanish Conquest in Latin America and the arrival of missionaries in Africa and Asia. He also looks forward, highlighting difficult issues that threaten to disrupt the Church's future social role. The author's answer to the question he poses will fascinate Catholic and non-Catholic readers alike, providing a wealth of insights into international affairs, development economics, humanitarian concerns, history, and theology.Church work with the poorCatholic ChurchChurch work with the poorCatholic Church.261.8/5088282Calderisi Robert697085MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790580303321Earthly mission3786532UNINA