Overview
This book is volume two of a three-volume work, Christianity Under Stress, which focuses on the experiences of Christian churches in contemporary communist and socialist societies. In this volume a distinguished group of experts examines the changing relationship of the Catholic church to contemporary communist and socialist societies in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Catholicism has, on the one hand, traditionally regarded earthly life as of secondary importance-as an instrument of spiritual transformation-and, on the other, has ascribed great value to the early institutions of the church, taking great interest in temporal matters that affects its institutional concerns. Against the backdrop of this duality, the church has changed over the centuries, adapting to local and national conditions. Catholicism and Politics in Communist Societies surveys these local and national adaptations in their historical contexts, linking the past experience of the church to its present circumstances. Organized around themes of tradition vs. modernity, hierarchy vs. lower clergy, and institutional structure vs. grass-roots organization, this comprehensive volume presents a detailed, country-by-country portrait of the political and social status of the church today in communist and socialist settings.Contributors. Pedro Ramet, Arthur F. McGovern, Roman Solchanyk, Ivan Hvat, Robert F. Goeckel, C. Chrypinski, Milan J. Reban, Leslie Laszlo, Janice Broun, Eric O. Hanson, Stephen Denney, Thomas E. Quigley, Humberto Belli, Hansjakob Stehle, George H. Williams
Full Product Details
Author: Sabrina P. Ramet
Publisher: Duke University Press
Imprint: Duke University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 3.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.862kg
ISBN: 9780822310471
ISBN 10: 0822310473
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 09 May 1990
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A superior, clear, and well-organized reference book. . . . This book represents high quality work indeed, providing both the novice and the advanced scholar with an invaluable guide to a subject that, as the volume itself makes clear, has much importance for understanding some of the main developments of the modern world. --James T. Flynn, Nationalities Papers
A superior, clear, and well-organized reference book. . . . This book represents high quality work indeed, providing both the novice and the advanced scholar with an invaluable guide to a subject that, as the volume itself makes clear, has much importance for understanding some of the main developments of the modern world. <br>--James T. Flynn, Nationalities Papers
Author Information
Sabrina P. Ramet (formerly Pedro Ramet) is Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington. She is the author and editor of numerous books, including Nihil Obstat (Duke University Press).
