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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
There are few instances of a contemporary Western European society
more firmly welded to religion than Ireland is to Catholicism. For
much of the twentieth century, to be considered a good Irish
citizen was to be seen as a good and observant Catholic. Today, the
opposite may increasingly be the case. The Irish Catholic Church,
once a spiritual institution beyond question, is not only losing
influence and relevance; in the eyes of many, it has become
something utterly desacralized. In this book, Hugh Turpin offers an
innovative and in-depth account of the nature and emergence of
"ex-Catholicism"-a new model of the good, and secular, Irish person
that is being rapidly adopted in Irish society. Using rich
quantitative and qualitative research methods, Turpin explains the
emergence and character of religious rejection in the Republic. He
examines how numerous factors-including economic growth, social
liberalization, attenuated domestic religious socialization, the
institutional scandals and moral collapse of the Church, and the
Church's lingering influence in social institutions and laws-have
interacted to produce a rapid growth in ex-Catholicism. By tracing
the frictions within and between practicing Catholics, cultural
Catholics, and ex-Catholics in a period of profound cultural change
and moral reckoning, Turpin shows how deeply the meanings of being
religious or non-religious have changed in the country once
described as "Holy Catholic Ireland."
This book explores the extent of parallelism and cross-influence
between Catholic Social Teaching and the work of the world's oldest
human rights institution, the International Labour Organisation
(ILO). Sometimes there is a mutual attraction between seeming
opposites who in fact share a common goal. This book is about just
such an attraction between a secular organisation born of the
political desire for peace and justice, and a metaphysical
institution much older founded to bring peace and justice on earth.
It examines the principles evident in the teachings of the Catholic
Church and in the secular philosophy of the ILO; together with the
theological basis of the relevant provisions of Catholic Social
Teaching and of the socio-political origins and basis of the ILO.
The spectrum of labour rights covered in the book extends from the
right to press for rights, i.e., collective bargaining, to rights
themselves - conditions in work - and on to post-employment rights
in the form of social security and pensions. The extent of the
parallelism and cross-influence is reviewed from the issue of the
Papal Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII Rerum Novarum (1891) and from the
founding of the ILO in 1919. This book is intended to appeal to
lay, professional and academic alike, and will be of interest to
researchers and academics working in the areas of international
human rights, theology, comparative philosophy, history and social
and political studies. On 4 January 2021 it was granted an
Imprimatur by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool, Malcolm
P. McMahon O.P., meaning that the Catholic Church is satisfied that
the book is free of doctrinal or moral error.
Contemporary alternative spirituality, as studied by sociologists,
is usually seen as a recent phenomenon dating from the 1960s and
1970s. However, when viewed from a longer-term perspective this
form of religious expression is actually seen to reintroduce
concepts that recur throughout Western cultural history. This book
argues, therefore, that spirituality in the 21st Century actually
shares many of the same characteristics as Classical, Mediaeval,
Renaissance and Modern spiritualities. It is neither entirely new,
nor is it clearly alternative to more established religions. The
book is divided into two parts. The first sets out the context in
which contemporary alternative spirituality has formed, charting
its development as an academic term and a social phenomenon. The
second part looks at how these two elements have developed in
countries that are historically Catholic, focussing on specific
examples in contemporary Italy: spiritualities based on the
sacralisation of nature; those concerned with health and wellbeing;
and those which are fascinated by mystery.Catholic majority
countries are particularly interesting in this instance, as the
Catholic Church has a unique cultural hegemony with which to
compare alternative spiritual practices. It concludes that
spirituality, if framed in a longer historical perspective, is a
way of acting and seeing the world which was built, and continues
to be built upon complex relations with various contradictory
sources of authority, such as religion, magic thinking, secularism,
rationalism, various spheres of lay culture. This is a bold take on
the spirituality milieu and as such will be of great interest to
scholars of Religious Studies working on the sociology of religion,
contemporary spirituality and the rise of the "spiritual but not
religious".
A Visual Approach to the Study of Religious Orders applies visual
methods to the exploration of various facets of religious life,
such as everyday lived experience, contemporary monastic identity
or monastic architecture. Presenting a series of visual essays, it
treats images not as simple illustrations but as an autonomous form
of expression, capable of unveiling vital and developmental layers
of experience, while inviting readers to examine and interpret the
data themselves. The first book of its kind, it brings together
case studies from various locations across Europe to demonstrate
what the use of visual methodologies can contribute to social
scientific research on religious orders. As such, it will appeal to
scholars and students of sociology, religious studies and theology
and anyone with interests in religious orders.
A fully interdisciplinary exploration of Irish Studies' development
since the end of the Celtic Tiger (contributors include scholars
from literary studies, history, sports studies, performance
studies, music studies, language studies, politics, economics,
media studies, art and visual culture, gender studies, and more)
Includes essays from scholars and practitioners in Ireland, the US,
and the UK Includes several essays that consider Irish studies in
relation to ecological crisis, including the global pandemic
Includes essays from both emerging and well-established scholars
Addresses intersections between Irish studies and diverse
theoretical frameworks, including queer theory, ecocriticism,
critical race studies, feminist theory, disability studies,
postcolonial theory, and queer theory.
This book identifies both the consistencies and disparities between
Catholic Social Teaching and the United Nation's (UN) Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). With Pope Francis' Laudato si'
encyclical, Catholicism seems to be engaging more than ever with
environmental and developmental concerns. However, there remains
the question of how these theological statements will be put into
practice. The ongoing involvement of the Catholic Church in social
matters makes it a significant potential partner in issues around
development. Therefore, with the use of the comparative method,
this book brings together authors from multiple disciplines to
assess how the political and legal aspects of each of the UN's 17
SDGs are addressed by Catholic Social Teaching. Chapters answer the
question of how the Catholic Church evaluates the concept of
sustainable development as defined by the Agenda 2030 Goals, as
well as assessing how and if it can contribute to shaping the
contemporary concept of global development. Examining the potential
level of cooperation between the international community and the
Catholic Church in the implementation of the Agenda 2030 Goals,
this volume will be of keen interest to scholars of Catholic
Studies, Religious Studies and the Sociology of Religion, as well
as Environmental Studies and Development Studies.
Originally published in 1988 Religious Higher Education in the
United States is a selected bibliography of sources addressing how
religion has changed and affected education in the United States.
This volume attempts to address the problems currently facing
religious institutions of higher education, covering government aid
and the regulation of religious colleges and universities in the
US.
Contemporary alternative spirituality, as studied by sociologists,
is usually seen as a recent phenomenon dating from the 1960s and
1970s. However, when viewed from a longer-term perspective this
form of religious expression is actually seen to reintroduce
concepts that recur throughout Western cultural history. This book
argues, therefore, that spirituality in the 21st Century actually
shares many of the same characteristics as Classical, Mediaeval,
Renaissance and Modern spiritualities. It is neither entirely new,
nor is it clearly alternative to more established religions. The
book is divided into two parts. The first sets out the context in
which contemporary alternative spirituality has formed, charting
its development as an academic term and a social phenomenon. The
second part looks at how these two elements have developed in
countries that are historically Catholic, focussing on specific
examples in contemporary Italy: spiritualities based on the
sacralisation of nature; those concerned with health and wellbeing;
and those which are fascinated by mystery.Catholic majority
countries are particularly interesting in this instance, as the
Catholic Church has a unique cultural hegemony with which to
compare alternative spiritual practices. It concludes that
spirituality, if framed in a longer historical perspective, is a
way of acting and seeing the world which was built, and continues
to be built upon complex relations with various contradictory
sources of authority, such as religion, magic thinking, secularism,
rationalism, various spheres of lay culture. This is a bold take on
the spirituality milieu and as such will be of great interest to
scholars of Religious Studies working on the sociology of religion,
contemporary spirituality and the rise of the "spiritual but not
religious".
First Jesuit. First Latin American. And a new pope who chose as
his first act a simple request: please pray for me.
The recent resignation of Pope Benedict XVI took the world by
surprise and for good reason. More than 600 years had passed since
a pope last left his post.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, is a man of prayer, a
man of action, and a humble man who has always promoted others over
himself. In fact, it was Bergoglio who bowed out of the running in
the papal election of 2005 to facilitate the rise of Benedict
XVI.
However, the new pope faces a Catholic Church in crisis--a
church that has lost the media pull of John Paul II and is still
hounded by pedophile scandals and the filtration of documents from
former papal administrations. His first year may not be an easy
one, but neither this man nor the church itself has ever shied away
from the challenges thrust upon them.
Pope Francis is austere and simple but has vast theological
training. He is a man of his time but one who also travels by
subway and bus just like any other citizen. Tirelessly fighting
poverty and marginalization, he is a beacon of hope for the poor,
persecuted sectors of the church. Has a Catholic spring finally
arrived after a very long winter?
"Francis "is the complete biography of a humble man who has
suddenly become one of the most powerful and influential men on the
planet.
This Catechism retains the text of the Revised Baltimore Catechism,
Number 2, but adds abundant explanations to help children
understand the difficult parts of each lesson along with pictures
to aid in understanding. Intended for grades 6-8.
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