Earthly mission : the Catholic Church and world development /

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With 1.2 billion members, the Catholic Church is the world's largest organization and perhaps its most controversial. The Church's obstinacy on matters like clerical celibacy, the role of women, birth control, and the child abuse scandal has alienated many Catholics, especially in the West...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Calderisi, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Catholic Church > Missions.
Église catholique > Missions.
Catholic Church.
Church work with the poor > Catholic Church.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
Missions.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Two troublemakers
  • The Catholic Church : "seven inches of condemnation and one of praise"
  • Social teaching : from Caesar to Centesimus Annus
  • Religion and development : "a task of fraternity"
  • Africa : "no one is opposed to a school"
  • Asia : a determined minority
  • Latin America : from Las Casas to Romero
  • Horror in Rwanda
  • Tilting at condoms
  • Catholic Charity : "a network to die for"
  • Looking ahead : a fading social mission?
  • Conclusions : "everyone who fights for justice upsets people."

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