The church and secularity : two stories of liberal society / Robert Gascoigne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gascoigne, Robert.

Series:

Moral traditions series.

Moral traditions series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and the world.

Liberalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Liberalism.

Liberty--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Liberty.

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. De civitate Dei.

Augustine.

Vatican Council--(2nd : 1962-1965). Constitutio pastoralis de ecclesia in mundo huius temporis.

Vatican Council.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Western liberal societies are characterized by two stories: a positive story of freedom of conscience and the recognition of community and human rights, and a negative story of unrestrained freedom that leads to self-centeredness, vacuity, and the destructive compromise of human values. Can the Catholic Church play a more meaningful role in assisting liberal societies in telling their better story? Australian ethicist Robert Gascoigne thinks it can. In The Church and Secularity he considers the meaning of secularity as a shared space for all citizens and asks how the Church can contribute to a

Contents:

Introduction

The two stories of liberal society

Church, kingdom, and secularity

The virtues of noninstrumental relationships

Christian hope and the Eucharist : witness and service

Two stories of liberal society and contemporary

Catholic identity.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589017252

1589017250

OCLC:

638860201