| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 162 pages). |
| Series |
Major conservative and libertarian thinkers ; v. 5 |
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Major conservative and libertarian thinkers ; v. 5.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Encountering modernity -- Against the dissolution of man -- Inside the modern Areopagus -- Paradoxes of enlightenment. |
| Summary |
Since the dawn of the Enlightenment, modernity and the Papacy have experienced a difficult though never severed relationship. Modern Papacy goes beyond the caricatures to demonstrate how the popes - specifically John Paul II and Benedict XVI - have articulated a sophisticated critique of the post-Enlightenment world, one that acknowledges the real progress made in modernity while simultaneously highlighting its political and philosophical shortcomings. Far from falling on deaf ears, the nature of their engagement with the modern world has sparked criticism and praise from Catholics and non-Catholics alike - sometimes in surprising ways. Whether the subject is faith and reason, religion and the modern sciences, the roots and future of Europe, or the origin and ends of human freedom, John Paul II and Benedict XVI pose questions that simply cannot be ignored, regardless of whether one likes their answers. "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" provides comprehensive accounts of the works of seminal conservative thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines and traditions - the first series of its kind. Even the selection of thinkers adds another aspect to conservative thinking, including not only theorists but also thinkers in literary forms and those who are also practitioners. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005.
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Benedict XVI, Pope, 1927-2022
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Benedict XVI, Pope, 1927- (OCoLC)fst01427451
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John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005. (OCoLC)fst00027469
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Modernism (Christian theology) -- Catholic Church -- History -- 20th century.
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Catholic Church and philosophy.
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Papacy.
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Religion.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic.
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Catholic Church and philosophy. (OCoLC)fst00849127
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Modernism (Christian theology) -- Catholic Church.
(OCoLC)fst01024450
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Papacy. (OCoLC)fst01052284
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gregg, Samuel, 1969- Modern papacy. New York : Continuum, ©2009 9780826430113 (DLC) 2008045233 (OCoLC)231585567 |
| ISBN |
9781441130754 (electronic bk.) |
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1441130756 (electronic bk.) |
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