02689nam 2200589Ia 450 991079125990332120230721012128.01-58901-725-0(CKB)2560000000011194(EBL)537039(OCoLC)638860201(SSID)ssj0000399886(PQKBManifestationID)11295373(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000399886(PQKBWorkID)10384754(PQKB)10820195(MiAaPQ)EBC537039(MdBmJHUP)muse3288(Au-PeEL)EBL537039(CaPaEBR)ebr10389852(EXLCZ)99256000000001119420090105d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe church and secularity[electronic resource] two stories of liberal society /Robert GascoigneWashington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20091 online resource (190 p.)Moral traditions seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-58901-490-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The two stories of liberal society -- Church, kingdom, and secularity -- The virtues of noninstrumental relationships -- Christian hope and the Eucharist : witness and service -- Two stories of liberal society and contemporary -- Catholic identity.Western liberal societies are characterized by two stories: a positive story of freedom of conscience and the recognition of community and human rights, and a negative story of unrestrained freedom that leads to self-centeredness, vacuity, and the destructive compromise of human values. Can the Catholic Church play a more meaningful role in assisting liberal societies in telling their better story? Australian ethicist Robert Gascoigne thinks it can. In The Church and Secularity he considers the meaning of secularity as a shared space for all citizens and asks how the Church can contribute to aMoral traditions series.Church and the worldLiberalismReligious aspectsChristianityLibertyReligious aspectsChristianityChurch and the world.LiberalismReligious aspectsChristianity.LibertyReligious aspectsChristianity.261.7Gascoigne Robert615519MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791259903321The church and secularity3827096UNINA