The social mission of the U.S. Catholic Church [electronic resource] : a theological perspective / Charles E. Curran.
Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 196 p.)ISBN:- 9781589017641 (electronic bk.)
- 1589017641 (electronic bk.)
- Social mission of the United States Catholic Church
- Church work -- United States -- History
- Christian sociology -- United States -- History
- Church work -- Catholic Church -- History
- Christian sociology -- Catholic Church -- History
- Catholic Church -- United States -- History
- United States -- Church history
- RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 developments 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.
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