Commonweal confronts the century
Subtitle: liberal convictions, Catholic traditions
By: edited by Patrick Jordan and Paul Baumann.
Contributors: Jordan, Patrick.; Baumann, Paul.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
Subjects: Christian sociology -- Catholic Church.
Other titles: Commonweal (New York, N.Y.)
Description: "For 75 years, Commonweal magazine has sought to bring Catholic faith and modern life - especially the experience of American freedom and diversity - into fruitful contact. Now Commonweal Confronts the Century not only marks the anniversary of this distinguished journal, it also traces the ways in which the Catholic intellectual tradition has struggled with modernity, democratic institutions, and American culture while remaining faithful to its heritage." "Collected here are many of the most provocative essays the journal has published by a number of the century's most distinguished writers and thinkers. Together they confront controversial issues of continuing relevance within both the Catholic Church and American society in general."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"A Touchstone book."