The Catholic social imagination : activism and the just society in Mexico and the United States / Joseph M. Palacios.

By: Palacios, Joseph M
Material type: TextTextSeries: Morality and society seriesPublisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2007Description: xii, 315 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780226645001 (cloth : alk. paper); 0226645002 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780226645018 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0226645010 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Catholic Church -- Doctrines | Christian sociology -- Catholic Church | Christian sociology -- United States | Christian sociology -- Mexico | Church and state -- United States | Church and state -- MexicoDDC classification: 261.8088/2827 LOC classification: BX1753 | .P28 2007Online resources: Table of contents only | Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
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Summary: The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that resonates so profoundly with followers who live under disparate conditions? What is it, for instance, that binds parishioners in America with those in Mexico? For Joseph M. Palacios, what unites Catholics is a sense of being Catholic-a social imagination that motivates them to promote justice and build a better world.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Part One. The Catholic Church Takes on Social Justice as Doctrine -- Part Two. One Church, One Border, Two Justices -- Part Three. A Faith That Does Justice? -- Appendix A: Principles of Catholic Social Justice Doctrine -- Appendix B: Research Sites and Instruments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that resonates so profoundly with followers who live under disparate conditions? What is it, for instance, that binds parishioners in America with those in Mexico? For Joseph M. Palacios, what unites Catholics is a sense of being Catholic-a social imagination that motivates them to promote justice and build a better world.

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