The Catholic social imagination : activism and the just society in Mexico and the United States / Joseph M. Palacios.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palacios, Joseph M.

Series:

Morality and society.

Morality and society series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Christian sociology--Catholic Church.

Christian sociology.

Christian sociology--United States.

Christian sociology--Mexico.

Church and state--United States.

Church and state.

Church and state--Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that resonates so profoundly with followers who live under disparate conditions? What is it, for instance, that binds parishioners in America with those in Mexico? For Joseph M. Palacios, what unites Catholics is a sense of being Catholic-a social imagination that motivates them to promote justice and build a better world.In The Catholic Social Imagination, Palacios gives re

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Part One. The Catholic Church Takes on Social Justice as Doctrine

Part Two. One Church, One Border, Two Justices

Part Three. A Faith That Does Justice?

Appendix A: Principles of Catholic Social Justice Doctrine

Appendix B: Research Sites and Instruments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611966188

9781281966186

1281966185

9780226645025

0226645029

OCLC:

309870197