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Catholic and American: The Political Theology of John Courtney Murray
Thomas P. Ferguson
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Paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
John Courtney Murray's analysis of the problem of religious liberty included scholarly investigations of both theoretical and practical questions of perennial interest to theologians, Church historians, political theorists, and philosophers. Murray encountered resistance from those who failed to recognize the normative value of religious freedom in the 20th-century. Nonetheless, the Second Vatican Council acknowledged his genius by incorporating many of his ideas in their Declaration on Religious Liberty. In Catholic and American, Thomas Ferguson summarizes the development of Murray's thought. Anyone concerned with the problems of religious freedom in the modern world will appreciate the clarity, thoroughness, and civility ... Read more
John Courtney Murray's analysis of the problem of religious liberty included scholarly investigations of both theoretical and practical questions of perennial interest to theologians, Church historians, political theorists, and philosophers. Murray encountered resistance from those who failed to recognize the normative value of religious freedom in the 20th-century. Nonetheless, the Second Vatican Council acknowledged his genius by incorporating many of his ideas in their Declaration on Religious Liberty. In Catholic and American, Thomas Ferguson summarizes the development of Murray's thought. Anyone concerned with the problems of religious freedom in the modern world will appreciate the clarity, thoroughness, and civility ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
Number of Pages
189
Place of Publication
Kansas City, United States
ISBN
9781556126505
SKU
V9781556126505
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99-15
About Thomas P. Ferguson
Thomas P. Ferguson is a research fellow at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University.
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