The Catholic Church in world politics / Eric O. Hanson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanson, Eric O., author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church and world politics--History--20th century.

Catholic Church and world politics.

World politics--1945-.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (497 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1987]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Eric Hanson's multifaceted book examines the place of the church in the contemporary international system and the reciprocal influence of modern political and technological developments on the internal affairs of the church.Originally published in 1987.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction: John Paul Faces Jaruzelski in Prime Time

PART I: Catholic Political Culture: History, Organization, Ideology

CHAPTER 1. A Brief Political History of the Catholic Church in Europe

CHAPTER 2. Catholic Political Organization: Center, Region, and Nation

CHAPTER 3. Political Ideology: Catholicism, Socialism, and Capitalism

PART II: The Catholic Church in National and Regional Politics

CHAPTER 4. The Catholic Church in Continental Western Europe

CHAPTER 5. Anglo-American Catholicism: Immigrant Churches in Western Democracies

CHAPTER 6. Catholic Poland and Ostpolitik

CHAPTER 7. Catholicism and Soviet-American Competition in the Third World

PART III: The Catholic Church in the International System

CHAPTER 8. Arms Control as a Catholic Political Issue

CHAPTER 9. The Catholic Church, Soviet-American Relations, and International Politics

Appendix: Methodological Issues

Notes

Bibliography

Acronyms

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [435]-455.

ISBN:

9781400858606

1400858607

OCLC:

922699650