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The roots of Pope Francis' social and political thought : from Argentina to the Vatican / Thomas R. Rourke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rourke, Thomas R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Francis, Pope, 1936-2025.
- Francis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In The Roots of Pope Francis's Social and Political Thought Thomas R. Rourke traces the development of Pope Francis's thinking from his time as a Jesuit provincial through today. Meticulously researched, the book draws on decades of Francis's writing, much of it unavailable in English, to assess Francis's approach to culture, politics, and society.
- Contents:
- The pope from the south
- Historical-theological roots I: the development and destruction of the Jesuit missions
- Historical-theological roots II: from Vatican Two to the theology of liberation and the Vatican response
- Historical-theological roots III: from the theology of the people to Pope Francis' vision for the church today
- Culture and its religious roots
- Bergoglio and the political order
- Economics: globalization, poverty, and work
- Perennial challenges to inculturation and Laudato Si.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4422-7272-4
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