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Catholicism and Politics in Communist Societies
Ramet
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Description for Catholicism and Politics in Communist Societies
Paperback. Editor(s): Ramet, Sabrina P. Num Pages: 463 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
463
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822310471
SKU
V9780822310471
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About Ramet
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).
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