Research Catalog

Title

Christian democracy in Western Europe, 1820-1953.

Author

Fogarty, Michael, 1916-2001.

Publication

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, [1957]

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Description

xviii, 461 pages illustrations, maps, tables; 24 cm.

Summary

This book is a preliminary survey of one aspect of the social influence of the Christian Churches. Its subject is Christian Democracy, the area in which lay men and women, inspired by their Christian faith, take independent responsibility for the running of political parties, trade unions, farmers' unions, and the like.--Provided by author in Preface.

Series Statement

• International studies of the Committee on International Relations, University of Notre Dame
• University of Notre Dame. Committee on International Relations. International studies.

Subject

• Christian democracy
• Christian democracy > Europe
• Christian democracy
• Social conditions
• Christliche Demokratie
• Christliche Partei
• Christen-democratie
• Europe > Social conditions
• Europe
• Westeuropa
• Europe > Social conditions

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 436-452.

Contents

Pt. 1. Introduction. Pt. 2. The sources of Christian democratic programs -- Personalist, not individualist -- Pluralist, not collectivist:(1)'horizontal' and 'vertical' pluralism -- Pluralist, not collectivist:(2)'horizontal' pluralism; individual, family, and age group -- Pluralist, not collectivist:(3)'horizontal' pluralism; industry, firm, social class -- Pluralist, not collectivist:(4)'horizontal' pluralism; from the neighbourhood to the international community; conclusion -- Conservative but not traditionalist -- Social control:(1) objectives and sanctions -- Social control:(2) mechanisms -- Pt. 3. The rise of Christian democracy, 1820-1880: church and state (I) -- The rise of Christian democracy, 1820-1880: church and state (II) -- The rise of Christian democracy, 1880-1950: introduction -- The rise of Christian democracy, 1880-1950: the Protestants enter the stream -- The rise of Christian democracy, 1880-1950: the rise of the workers' movements (I) -- The rise of the workers' movements, 1880-1950 (II) -- 1880-1950: management, middle-class, and farmers' movements (I) -- 1880-1950: management, middle-class, and farmers' movements (II) -- The rise of Christian democracy, 1880-1950: the youth and family movements -- 1880-1950: the Christian democratic political parties (I) -- 1880-1959: the political parties (II) -- From 1950: is a new orientation in sight? -- Is there a new orientation? -- Pt. 4. Christian democracy in the perspective of church history.

LCCN

57003082

OCLC

• ocm00976444
• 976444
• SCSB-8977769

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library