The social mission of the U.S. Catholic Church : a theological perspective /

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Discusses the importance of the services provided by charities, hospitals, and schools run by the Catholic Church in the United States.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Curran, Charles E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2011.
Series:Moral traditions series.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > United States > History.
Église catholique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Catholic Church
Church work > United States > History.
Christian sociology > United States > History.
Church work > Catholic Church > History.
Christian sociology > Catholic Church > History.
Pastorale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Sociologie religieuse > Christianisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Doctrine sociale de l'Église > Histoire.
RELIGION > Christian Ministry > Pastoral Resources.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Ethics.
Christian sociology
Christian sociology > Catholic Church
Church work
Church work > Catholic Church
United States > Church history.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse.
United States
Church history
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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