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The social mission of the U.S. Catholic Church : a theological perspective / Charles E. Curran.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Moral traditions seriesPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 196 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781589017436
  • 1589017439
  • 9781589017177
  • 158901717X
  • 9781589017641
  • 1589017641
Other title:
  • Social mission of the United States Catholic Church
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Social mission of the U.S. Catholic Church.DDC classification:
  • 253.088/2820904 22
LOC classification:
  • BX2347 .C87 2011eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Early historical context and taking care of our own -- The social mission of the church in the first part of the twentieth century -- The understanding of the church after Vatican II -- Vatican II and a new understanding of the social mission -- Post-Vatican II developments of three earlier instances of the social mission -- Three significant issues in the post-Vatican II church -- Roles of the church in supporting the social mission -- U.S. bishops and abortion law -- Conclusions : looking backward and forward.
Summary: Discusses the importance of the services provided by charities, hospitals, and schools run by the Catholic Church in the United States.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)352661

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Early historical context and taking care of our own -- The social mission of the church in the first part of the twentieth century -- The understanding of the church after Vatican II -- Vatican II and a new understanding of the social mission -- Post-Vatican II developments of three earlier instances of the social mission -- Three significant issues in the post-Vatican II church -- Roles of the church in supporting the social mission -- U.S. bishops and abortion law -- Conclusions : looking backward and forward.

Print version record.

Discusses the importance of the services provided by charities, hospitals, and schools run by the Catholic Church in the United States.