LEADER 02689nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910791259903321 005 20230721012128.0 010 $a1-58901-725-0 035 $a(CKB)2560000000011194 035 $a(EBL)537039 035 $a(OCoLC)638860201 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000399886 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11295373 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000399886 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10384754 035 $a(PQKB)10820195 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC537039 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3288 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL537039 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10389852 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000011194 100 $a20090105d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe church and secularity$b[electronic resource] $etwo stories of liberal society /$fRobert Gascoigne 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (190 p.) 225 1 $aMoral traditions series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58901-490-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aWestern liberal societies are characterized by two stories: a positive story of freedom of conscience and the recognition of community and human rights, and a negative story of unrestrained freedom that leads to self-centeredness, vacuity, and the destructive compromise of human values. Can the Catholic Church play a more meaningful role in assisting liberal societies in telling their better story? Australian ethicist Robert Gascoigne thinks it can. In The Church and Secularity he considers the meaning of secularity as a shared space for all citizens and asks how the Church can contribute to a 410 0$aMoral traditions series. 606 $aChurch and the world 606 $aLiberalism$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aLiberty$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 615 0$aChurch and the world. 615 0$aLiberalism$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aLiberty$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 676 $a261.7 700 $aGascoigne$b Robert$0615519 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791259903321 996 $aThe church and secularity$93827096 997 $aUNINA