The Catholic social imagination [[electronic resource] ] : activism and the just society in Mexico and the United States / / Joseph M. Palacios

• Autore: Palacios Joseph M
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Disciplina: 261.8088/2827
• Soggetto topico: Christian sociology - Catholic Church; Christian sociology - United States; Christian sociology - Mexico; Church and state - United States; Church and state - Mexico
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Part One. The Catholic Church Takes on Social Justice as Doctrine -- Part Two. One Church, One Border, Two Justices -- Part Three. A Faith That Does Justice? -- Appendix A: Principles of Catholic Social Justice Doctrine -- Appendix B: Research Sites and Instruments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that resonates so profoundly with followers who live under disparate conditions? What is it, for instance, that binds parishioners in America with those in Mexico? For Joseph M. Palacios, what unites Catholics is a sense of being Catholic-a social imagination that motivates them to promote justice and build a better world.In The Catholic Social Imagination, Palacios gives re
• Titolo autorizzato: The Catholic social imagination
• ISBN: 1-281-96618-5; 9786611966188; 0-226-64502-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454126103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Morality and society.