The Future of the Catholic Church in the American Political Order
Author | : Kenneth L. Grasso |
Publisher | : Franciscan University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-09-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 1736656171 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781736656174 |
Rating | : 4/5 (174 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Future of the Catholic Church in the American Political Order written by Kenneth L. Grasso and published by Franciscan University Press. This book was released on 2023-09-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there is a long-standing history of reflection among Catholics about the proper orientation of Catholicism towards American society, today the American Catholic community confronts a fundamentally new situation. Catholics face the dual threat of an ever more centralized and increasingly omnicompetent state and a new cultural ethos fundamen-tally incompatible with--and hostile to--Catholicism. Today, American Catholics no longer live as a religious minority in a Protestant society whose commitment to limited government and reli-gious freedom affords Catholics considerable space to live out their faith commitments, and whose Christian character assures the existence of substantial moral commonality. Now, Catholics are a religious minority in a post-Christian society animated by an anthropology and public mo-rality incompatible with Catholic truth and committed to the exclusion of the faith from public life. This new situation demands a rethinking on the part of American Catholics of their place in America and their relationship with American society. These essays seek to assist with this challenging task by casting light on this new situation and exploring its implications for the Church in America.