Catholic Intellectuals and the Challenge of Democracy

By Jay P. Corrin

Book Overview

In this sweeping volume, Corrin discusses the influences of Cecil and G. K. Chesterton, H. A. Reinhold, Hilaire Belloc, and many others on the development of Catholic social, economic, and political thought, with a special focus on Belloc and Reinhold as representatives of reactionary and progressive positions, respectively. He also provides an in-depth analysis of Catholic Distributists' responses to the labor unrest in Britain prior to World War I and later, in the 1930s, to the tragedy of the Spanish Civil War and the forces of fascism and communism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268022712
• ISBN13: 9780268022716
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 582 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"