[PDF] The Church Confronts Modernity eBook

Author : Thomas E. Woods
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 23,25 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0231131860

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At the beginning of the twentieth century, American intellectuals grew increasingly sympathetic to Pragmatism and empirical methods in the social sciences, which challenged the dogma and "absolute truth" of the church. Defenders of the faith opposed this new public philosophy, instead insisting on the uniqueness of the Catholic Church and a sound philosophy of humanity. Neither capitulating to the new creed nor retreating into self-righteous isolation, they formed an economic and political philosophy based on natural law, appropriated what good they could find in progressivism, and encouraged Americans to embrace Catholicism. Thomas E. Woods's provocative study shows how American Catholics attempted to retain their identity in an age of pluralism and laid the groundwork for a half-century of intellectual vitality.

Author : Leslie Woodcock Tentler
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,94 MB
Release : 2007-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0813214947

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The Church Confronts Modernity assesses the history of Roman Catholicism since 1950 in the United States, the Republic of Ireland, and the Canadian province of Quebec

Author : Thomas E. Woods
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 36,89 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0231131879

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Thomas Woods discusses the Catholic intellectual critique of modernity during the period immediately before & after the turn of the 19th century. He shows how the nonpluralistic institution of Christianity responded to an increasingly pluralistic intellectual environment.

Author : Langdon Gilkey
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 22,56 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Religion
ISBN :

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A Crossroad book.

Author : Peter Williamson
Publisher :
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 28,63 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Catholic Church
ISBN :

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Christianity confronts modernity: A theological and pastoral inquiry by Protestant Evangelicals and Roman Catholics by Peter Williamson (1981).

Author : Robert J. Mayer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 35,54 MB
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1498295266

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Many restorationist-oriented associations like the Advent Christian Church often embrace two conflicting principles. First, they understand the Bible's inspiration and authority in a way that minimizes the importance and value of church tradition. Second, they give high value to individual autonomy both in biblical interpretation and in church governance. Adventism Confronts Modernity describes what can happen when these principles conflict and make it difficult to resolve theological conflict. This work begins by exploring the nineteenth-century historical and theological roots of early Adventism with special attention to William Miller and the theological impact of the Great Disappointment, the failed prediction of the early Adventists that Jesus Christ would return visibly in 1843 or 1844. Subsequent chapters explore the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversies of the early twentieth century and focus on the impact of those events on the two colleges that trained Advent Christian clergy--Aurora College (now Aurora University) and New England School of Theology (later Berkshire Christian College). After discussing theological reform efforts within the Protestant mainline and fundamentalist coalitions, this book describes the conflicting views regarding the Bible's inspiration that emerged in the early twentieth century and their impact on the Advent Christian Church during the 1950s and 1960s. It concludes that further reflection is needed on both the doctrine of Holy Scripture and how restorationist movements balance Christian theology with individual and congregational autonomy.

Author : George Weigel
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 16,82 MB
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0465094341

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A powerful new interpretation of Catholicism's dramatic encounter with modernity, by one of America's leading intellectuals Throughout much of the nineteenth century, both secular and Catholic leaders assumed that the Church and the modern world were locked in a battle to the death. The triumph of modernity would not only finish the Church as a consequential player in world history; it would also lead to the death of religious conviction. But today, the Catholic Church is far more vital and consequential than it was 150 years ago. Ironically, in confronting modernity, the Catholic Church rediscovered its evangelical essence. In the process, Catholicism developed intellectual tools capable of rescuing the imperiled modern project. A richly rendered, deeply learned, and powerfully argued account of two centuries of profound change in the church and the world, The Irony of Modern Catholic History reveals how Catholicism offers twenty-first century essential truths for our survival and flourishing.

Author : Michael J. Lacey
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 10,80 MB
Release : 2011-04-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 0199778787

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It is fairly clear that, while Rome continues to teach as if its authority were unchanged from the days before Vatican II (1962-65), the majority of Catholics - within the first-world church, at least - take a far more independent line, and increasingly understand themselves (rather than the church) as the final arbiter of decision-making, especially on ethical questions. This collection of essays explores the historical background and present ecclesial situation, explaining the dramatic shift in attitude on the part of contemporary Catholics in the U.S. and Europe.

Author : George Weigel
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 26,28 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Political Science
ISBN :

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How can an authoritative church avoid authoritarianism? How can a hierarchied church defend religious freedom and support the democratic revolution in world politics? George Weigel's exploration of these issues of the modern Catholic debate over freedom touches concerns far beyond Catholic circles.