Global Catholicism, Tolerance and the Open Society [electronic resource] : An Empirical Study of the Value Systems of Roman Catholics /
Tausch, Arno.author.
Obirek, Stanislaw.author.
This book systematically assesses the political and social values of the more than 1.3 billion Catholics around the globe, by far the largest denomination of Western Christianity. Based on an extensive analysis of data from the World Values Survey and other global opinion surveys, the book sheds new light on the value systems and opinions of Roman Catholics. The authors highlight core problems and challenges the Church is currently facing in adapting to the modern world, including Catholic anti-Semitism, religious and sexual tolerance, and opinions towards democracy, while also offering an anthropological reflection on how well the Church is adapting or failing to adapt to the requirements of an open society.
This book systematically assesses the political and social values of the more than 1.3 billion Catholics around the globe, by far the largest denomination of Western Christianity. Based on an extensive analysis of data from the World Values Survey and other global opinion surveys, the book sheds new light on the value systems and opinions of Roman Catholics. The authors highlight core problems and challenges the Church is currently facing in adapting to the modern world, including Catholic anti-Semitism, religious and sexual tolerance, and opinions towards democracy, while also offering an anthropological reflection on how well the Church is adapting or failing to adapt to the requirements of an open society.
The Failure of the Catholic Church in Postsecular Context? -- Developing the Research Strategy -- The Second Vatican Council in the Hearts and Minds of Global Catholics: The Open Society, Catholic Antisemitism and the Effects of "Nostra Aetate" -- Global Catholicism, Civil Society, Democracy, and Mass Migration -- The Open Society and Catholic Religious Tolerance -- Catholics, the Open Society, and Tolerance of Homosexuals -- Global Catholicism and the Open Society: A Final Statistical Synopsis -- Executive Summary -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
Religion and sociology.
Statistics.
Catholic Church.
Democracy.
Ethnology.
Migration.
Sociology of Religion.
Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law.
Catholicism.
Democracy.
Social Anthropology.
Migration.