Politics and Religious Authority: American Catholics Since the Second Vatican Council

by Richard J. Gelm

This study assesses the political effects of the Second Vatican Council on the politics of American Catholics. After discussing Catholic contributions to political development since the Middle Ages, Gelm argues that changes since Vatican II signify a major departure from the Church's authoritarian and anti-democratic actions of the past. Among the most significant changes has been the increased political activism of America's Catholic bishops. Gelm...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313289034
• ISBN13: 9780313289033
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"