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The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholic Intellectuals and the Progressive Era
Thomas Woods Jr.
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Hardback. Focusing on the Catholic intellectual critique of modernity during the period immediately before and after the turn of the twentieth century, this book examines how the Catholic Church attempted to retain its identity in an age of pluralism. It shows a Church fundamentally united on major issues. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
As the twentieth century opened, American intellectuals grew increasingly sympathetic to Pragmatism and empirical methods in the social sciences. The Progressive program as a whole-in the form of Pragmatism, education, modern sociology, and nationalism-seemed to be in agreement on one thing: everything was in flux. The dogma and "absolute truth" of the Church were archaisms, unsuited to modern American citizenship and at odds with the new public philosophy being forged by such intellectuals as John Dewey, William James, and the New Republic magazine. Catholics saw this new public philosophy as at least partly an attack on them. Focusing on ... Read more
As the twentieth century opened, American intellectuals grew increasingly sympathetic to Pragmatism and empirical methods in the social sciences. The Progressive program as a whole-in the form of Pragmatism, education, modern sociology, and nationalism-seemed to be in agreement on one thing: everything was in flux. The dogma and "absolute truth" of the Church were archaisms, unsuited to modern American citizenship and at odds with the new public philosophy being forged by such intellectuals as John Dewey, William James, and the New Republic magazine. Catholics saw this new public philosophy as at least partly an attack on them. Focusing on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Religion & American Culture S.
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231131865
SKU
V9780231131865
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About Thomas Woods Jr.
Thomas E. Woods Jr. is senior fellow in American history at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.
Reviews for The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholic Intellectuals and the Progressive Era
Precociously wise... magnificent.
Paul Gottfried The American Conservative A lucid and accessible book
Eugene McCarraher A Christian Review This book will be a valuable resource...Highly recommended.
P. J. Hayes Choice The Church Confronts Modernity is provocative, well-written, and deserves to be read.
Margaret Mary Reher Catholic Historical Review It is written with great clarity and fluency, ... Read more
Paul Gottfried The American Conservative A lucid and accessible book
Eugene McCarraher A Christian Review This book will be a valuable resource...Highly recommended.
P. J. Hayes Choice The Church Confronts Modernity is provocative, well-written, and deserves to be read.
Margaret Mary Reher Catholic Historical Review It is written with great clarity and fluency, ... Read more