Global Catholicism In The Twenty-first Century
by Andrew P. Lynch /
2018 / English / PDF
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This book explores key themes and issues confronting modern Catholicism. Bringing together cutting-edge research in the field of religious studies and the sociology of religion, it offers a systematic overview of the global Church in its contemporary context. It examines Catholicism from a social scientific perspective, and provides an analysis of a major global social institution from the point of view of its presence in a range of diverse social settings. Topics covered include Catholicism and post-secularism digital Catholicism Catholic practice in the context of modernity global Catholicism in a multi-faith world Catholicism and world politics the tensions between Catholic thought and social action the Church’s relations with major faiths such as Judaism and Islam and religion and social change driven by modernity.
