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The social mission of the U.S. Catholic Church : a theological perspective

Title
The social mission of the U.S. Catholic Church : a theological perspective / Charles E. Curran.
Author
Curran, Charles E.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2011.

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Description
xi, 196 p.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Moral traditions series
Uniform Title
Moral traditions series.
Subject
  • Catholic Church > United States > History
  • Church work > United States > History
  • Christian sociology > United States > History
  • Church work > Catholic Church > History
  • Christian sociology > Catholic Church > History
  • United States > Church history
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Early historical context and taking care of our own -- The social mission of the church in the first part of the twentieth century -- The understanding of the church after Vatican II -- Vatican II and a new understanding of the social mission -- Post-Vatican II development of three earlier instances of the social mission -- Three significant issues in the post-Vatican II church -- Roles of the church in supporting the social mission -- U.S. bishops and abortion law -- Conclusions : looking backward and forward.
Call Number
JFE 11-1170
ISBN
  • 9781589017436
  • 1589017439
LCCN
2010012974
OCLC
2010012974
Author
Curran, Charles E.
Title
The social mission of the U.S. Catholic Church : a theological perspective / Charles E. Curran.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2011.
Series
Moral traditions series
Moral traditions series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 11-1170
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