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



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Autore: Palacios Joseph M Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Catholic social imagination [[electronic resource] ] : activism and the just society in Mexico and the United States / / Joseph M. Palacios Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-96618-5
9786611966188
0-226-64502-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910454126103321
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Serie: Morality and society.