Prophetic & Public: The Social Witness of U.S. Catholicism

by Heyer, Kristin E.

• ISBN13: 9781589010826
• ISBN10: 1589010825
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-30
• Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr

Summary

"Heyer's careful work opens up fresh avenues of conversation about the possibilities and limits of public theology by developing a vision of social witness rooted in the hope of common ground."?Margaret Pfeil, assistant professor of theology, University of Notre Dame"Anyone interested in grasping the terrain of U.S. Catholic social ethics or public theology today, and in discerning ways beyond internicene conflicts that detract from Catholics' shared vocation to solidarity within a suffering world, will delight in and benefit from Heyer's fine work."?Christine Firer Hinze, associate professor of Christian ethics, Marquette University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Abbreviations and Acronyms	xiii
Introduction	xv
Public Theology in Contemporary U.S. Civil Society	1	(26)
Philosophical Perspectives on Religion as a Legitimate and Positive Force in Public Life	2	(10)
Sociological Perspectives on Religion as a Legitimate and Positive Force in Public Life	12	(6)
Notes	18	(9)
Catholic Foundations of Public Theology and Political Participation	27	(32)
Troeltschian Types and Theological Tensions	28	(3)
The Legacy of Vatican II for the Church's Social Mission	31	(8)
Pope John Paul Il's Legacy for Public Engagement	39	(6)
Public Theology in the U. S. Context: Diverse Forms and Modes	45	(3)
Notes	48	(11)
Divergences within American Catholic Social Ethics: J. Bryan Hehir and Michael Baxter, C.S.C.	59	(60)
Rev. J. Bryan Hehir and the Public Church	60	(9)
Michael J. Baxter and Catholic Radicalism	69	(10)
Critical Analysis of Hehir and Baxter	79	(14)
The Models of Hehir and Baxter: Beyond Coexistence	93	(6)
Notes	99	(20)
Catholic Political Advocacy in the Contemporary U.S. Context	119	(58)
Network	120	(8)
Pax Christi USA	128	(8)
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops	136	(14)
Comparative Analysis of Organizations	150	(8)
Notes	158	(19)
Catholic Public Theology for the Twenty-first Century	177	(38)
Theory and Praxis	177	(6)
Conclusions on Public Theology and Political Advocacy	183	(5)
Methodological Directive	188	(12)
Theoretical Implications	200	(5)
Conclusions	205	(1)
Notes	206	(9)
Bibliography of Primary Sources	215	(4)
Index	219