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Catholic activism today : individual transformation and the struggle for social justice / Maureen K. Day.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Day, Maureen K., author.
- Series:
- Religion and Social Transformation
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church.
- Catholic Church--United States--History.
- JustFaith Ministries.
- Social justice--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
- Church and social problems--Catholic Church.
- Church and social problems.
- Christian sociology--Catholic Church.
- Christian sociology.
- Christian sociology--United States.
- Social justice.
- Church and social problems--United States.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 311 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- 2020.
- New York : New York University Press, [2020]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- "Maureen Day's "Catholic Activism Today" explores the role religion plays in individual transformation and struggle for social justice, paying specific attention to the phenomena of JustFaith Ministries (JFM) and its contributions to civic engagement"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- JustFaith ministries and the discipleship style: a sociohistorical context
- The culture of Catholic civic engagement: catholicity and core values
- From private belief to public call: transforming American Catholics
- Christ-centered discipleship: a theology of pragmatic reverence
- Transforming community: gathering and sending American Catholics
- The state, the market, and poverty: seeking justice
- Compassion: knowledge through stories
- Conclusion: JustFaith ministries and the American Catholic landscape.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781479821419
- 1479821411
- OCLC:
- 1198924548
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