Church and revolution : Catholics in the struggle for democracy and social justice / Thomas Bokenkotter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bokenkotter, Thomas S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and justice--Catholic Church--History--19th century.

Christianity and justice.

Christianity and justice--Catholic Church--History--20th century.

Democracy--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--History--19th century.

Democracy.

Democracy--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--History--20th century.

Catholic Church--History--19th century.

Catholic Church.

History.

Catholic Church--History--20th century.

Democracy--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Christianity and justice--Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

x, 580 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Image Books, 1998.

Summary:

Though quite conservative on certain issues, the Catholic Church has in many ways led the struggle for social justice and rights for the poor in our age. But this concern was not always a top priority. In fact, at the time of the French Revolution the Catholic Church was among the most conservative and reactionary of the world's institutions. Church and Revolution deals with the interesting historical question: How did the Catholic Church move from being a defender of the status quo to become a progressive force in world affairs? Thomas Bokenkotter traces the movement of social justice in the Church over the two hundred years since the French Revolution through portraits of colorful figures who were deeply involved in the political and social revolutions of the past two centuries, and who helped shape the Church's response to them. Those portrayed include Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, Irish emancipator Daniel O'Connell, founder of the American Catholic Worker movement Dorothy Day, and Polish electrician and activist Lech Walesa.

Contents:

1 The French Revolution (1789-1914) 1

2 Three Who Failed: Lamennais (1782-1854), Lacordaire (1802-1861), and Montalembert (1810-1870), Pioneers of Liberal Catholicism 39

3 Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847): Liberal Catholic Leader of a Bloodless Revolution 82

4 Frederick Ozanam (1813-1853): A "Yes" to the Revolution 111

5 Karl Marx's (1818-1883) Call for a Workers' Revolution 133

6 A Bishop Who Heard What Marx Was Saying: Henry Edward Manning (1808-1892) 173

7 Albert de Mun (1841-1914): Knight of the Syllabus, from Royalist to Reformer 205

8 Monsignor Benigni's (1862-1934) Counterrevolution 239

9 Don Sturzo (1871-1959) vs. Mussolini's Revolution 265

10 Two Catholic Revolutionaries: Michael Collins (1890-1922) and Eamon de Valera (1882-1975) 298

11 Maritain (1882-1973) and Mounier I (1905-1950) 335

12 The Personalist Revolution: Maritain and Mounier II 370

13 Dorothy Day (1897-1980): The Personalist Revolution, American Style 402

14 Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967): The Resurrection of Germany 455

15 Oscar Romero (1917-1980) and Revolution in El Salvador 494

16 Lech Walesa's (1943-) Revolution 534.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0385487541

OCLC:

38055945