Religion and politics in Ireland at the turn of the millennium
Subtitle: essays in honour of Garret FitzGerald on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday
By: edited by James P. Mackey & Enda McDonagh.
Contributors: Mackey, James Patrick.; FitzGerald, Garret.; McDonagh, Enda.
Publisher: Columba Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Christianity and politics -- Ireland; Christianity and politics -- Northern Ireland; Ireland -- Church history -- 21st century; Northern Ireland -- Church history -- 21st century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-302).
Table of contents: title: The internal politics and policies of the Roman Catholic Church at the turn of the millennium -- James P. Mackey; title: Church-state relations in independent Ireland -- Enda McDonagh; title: The Protestant churches in independent Ireland -- Kenneth Milne; title: In the middle ground and meantime : a call to the churches in Northern Ireland to find themselves on the edge -- Geraldine Smyth; title: Interpreting the divorce debate : church and state in transition -- Linda Hogan; title: Legislation on contraception and abortion -- Patrick Hannon; title: Church-state relations in primary and secondary education -- John Coolahan; title: Catholic influence on the health services 1830-2000 -- Ruth Barrington; title: Religion and bio-ethics in Ireland today -- Maureen Junker-Kenny; title: Christian critique of economic policy and practice -- Sean Healy, Brigid Reynolds; title: Human rights have no borders : justice for the stranger at home and abroad -- Joan Roddy, Jerome Connolly, Maura Leen; title: Irish Christians and the struggle for a just society -- Dermot Lane; title: Churches, governments, and the media : confronting their own and each other's responsibilities -- John Horgan; title: Concluding commentary -- Garret FitzGerald.