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The social mission of the U.S. Catholic Church : a theological perspective / Charles E. Curran.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Curran, Charles E.
- Series:
- Moral traditions series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church work--United States--History.
- Church work.
- Christian sociology--United States--History.
- Christian sociology.
- Church work--Catholic Church--History.
- Christian sociology--Catholic Church--History.
- Catholic Church--United States--History.
- Catholic Church.
- Christian sociology--Catholic Church.
- History.
- Church work--Catholic Church.
- United States.
- United States--Church history.
- Church history.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 196 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2011]
- Contents:
- Early historical context and taking care of our own
- The social mission of the church in the first part of the twentieth century
- The understanding of the church after Vatican II
- Vatican II and a new understanding of the social mission
- Post-Vatican II development of three earlier instances of the social mission
- Three significant issues in the post-Vatican II church
- Roles of the church in supporting the social mission
- U.S. bishops and abortion law
- Conclusions : looking backward and forward.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781589017436
- 1589017439
- 9781589017177
- 158901717X
- OCLC:
- 591788296
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