Freedom and its Discontents
Subtitle: Catholicism Confronts Modernity
By: George Weigel.
Publisher: Ethics and Public Policy Center; Distributed by arrangement with National Book Network
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
Subjects: Catholic Church -- United States -- History -- 1965-; Catholic Church -- Doctrines.; Liberty -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.; Liberty -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Description: Essays on issues in the modern Catholic debate over freedom ; includes the issues of authoritarianism/and authoritative church ; the dialgue with modern science and the humanities/ancient religious tradition ; a hierarchical church/religious freedom and democratic revolution in world politics ; the war/peace debate ; religious freedom as the first human right ; and the religious argument over the American economy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-172) and index.