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The Church and Secularity. Two Stories of Liberal Society.
Robert Gascoigne
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Paperback. Can the Catholic Church play a more meaningful role in assisting liberal societies in telling their better story? The author thinks it can. He considers the meaning of secularity as a shared space for all citizens and asks how the Church can contribute to a sensitivity to - and respect for - human dignity and human rights. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Western liberal societies are characterized by two stories: a positive story of freedom of conscience and the recognition of community and human rights, and a negative story of unrestrained freedom that leads to self-centeredness, vacuity, and the destructive compromise of human values. Can the Catholic Church play a more meaningful role in assisting liberal societies in telling their better story? Australian ethicist Robert Gascoigne thinks it can. In "The Church and Secularity" he considers the meaning of secularity as a shared space for all citizens and asks how the Church can contribute to a sensitivity to - and respect for ... Read more
Western liberal societies are characterized by two stories: a positive story of freedom of conscience and the recognition of community and human rights, and a negative story of unrestrained freedom that leads to self-centeredness, vacuity, and the destructive compromise of human values. Can the Catholic Church play a more meaningful role in assisting liberal societies in telling their better story? Australian ethicist Robert Gascoigne thinks it can. In "The Church and Secularity" he considers the meaning of secularity as a shared space for all citizens and asks how the Church can contribute to a sensitivity to - and respect for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Moral Traditions Series
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589014909
SKU
V9781589014909
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About Robert Gascoigne
Robert Gascoigne is a professor and head of the School of Theology at Australian Catholic University. He is the author of The Public Forum and Christian Ethics and Freedom and Purpose: An Introduction to Christian Ethics.
Reviews for The Church and Secularity. Two Stories of Liberal Society.
Strongly recommend this cogent book for those trying to think through a principled and theologically grounded Catholic stance on public policy. Theological Studies Gascoigne's treatment of Kingdom, Church and their relationship to secularity (culture and its various dimensions) is particularly insightful. His discussion of the human rights in the light of Christology is hard to better and offers a valuable ... Read more