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Nationality continues to be an important part of how people
identify themselves and others. "Who am I?" is inseparable from the
question "Who and what are we?" Historically, many nations have
made use of the Bible and Christian notions to understand
themselves and to justify their political ambitions. Catholic
theology, however, has never elaborated on a systematic treatment
of nationality. Dorian Llywelyn forges a new approach, treating the
nation as a form of culture. He addresses some key questions: How
are the religious and national aspects of human identity connected?
What does Catholic doctrine have to say about nationality and
nationalism? Is there really such a thing as a Christian nation? Is
Catholicism compatible with patriotism? Llywelyn's wide-ranging
book introduces the reader to contemporary approaches to
nationality, nationality, national identity, nationalism and
patriotism. Drawing from the insights of sociology, history, and
anthropology, he investigates the many ways in which nations and
Christianity have intertwined and explores what scripture and
twentieth-century papal teaching have to say on the matter. He
provides an original, Catholic theology of national belonging, one
which is based on the implications of the Incarnation. Examining
popular devotions to the Virgin Mary as national patroness and
drawing from the metaphysical acumen of the medieval thinker John
Duns Scotus, Llywelyn argues for the theological value of
nationality and proposes that global community and cultural and
national diversity are mutually necessary values.
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