LEADER 03544nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910452310003321 005 20210507022620.0 010 $a0-300-19676-8 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300196764 035 $a(CKB)2550000001110124 035 $a(EBL)3421266 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000956384 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12459329 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000956384 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10964613 035 $a(PQKB)10534346 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421266 035 $a(DE-B1597)486320 035 $a(OCoLC)856021332 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300196764 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421266 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10745249 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL510072 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001110124 100 $a20130415d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnnu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEarthly mission$b[electronic resource] $ethe Catholic Church and world development /$fRobert Calderisi 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-300-17512-4 311 0 $a1-299-78821-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgements --$tIntroduction --$t1 Two Troublemakers --$t2 The Catholic Church: "Seven Inches of Condemnation and One of Praise" --$t3 Social Teaching: From Caesar to Centesimus Annus --$t4 Religion and Development: "A Task of Fraternity" --$t5 Africa: "No One Is Opposed to a School" --$t6 Asia: A Determined Minority --$t7 Latin America: From Las Casas to Romero --$t8 Horror in Rwanda --$t9 Tilting at Condoms --$t10 Catholic Charity: "A Network to Die For" --$t11 Looking Ahead: A Fading Social Mission? --$t12 Conclusions: "Everyone Who Fights for Justice Upsets People" --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aWith 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. 606 $aChurch work with the poor$xCatholic Church 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChurch work with the poor$xCatholic Church. 676 $a261.8/5088282 700 $aCalderisi$b Robert$0697085 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452310003321 996 $aEarthly mission$92488875 997 $aUNINA