Catholicism and Citizenship: Political Cultures of the Church in the Twenty-First Century

by Massimo Faggioli

Book Overview

The beginning of the twenty-first century has provided abundant evidence of the necessity to reexamine the relationship between Catholicism and the modern, global world. This book tries to proceed on this path with a focus on the meaning, legacy, and reception in today's world of the ecclesiology of Vatican II, starting with Gaudium et Spes: "This council exhorts Christians, as citizens of two cities, to strive to discharge their earthly duties...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814684238
• ISBN13: 9780814684238
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"