Church and Revolution

Church and Revolution
Author: Thomas Bokenkotter
Publisher: Image
Total Pages: 597
Release: 2010-05-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0307874869

Though sometimes a source of controversy regarding certain issues, the Catholic Church has in many ways lead the struggle for social justice and rights for the poor in our age. Pope John Paul II never lets an opportunity pass without insisting on the need for greater respect for human rights and the need to alleviate the pains of poverty. In the United States the Catholic Church is the single largest private organization providing assistance to the underprivileged--operating soup kitchens and shelters for the homeless, providing care for the sick, and education for the needy. But this struggle was not always a top priority. In fact, at the time of the French Revolution the Catholic Church was among the most conservative and reactionary of the world's powers. Church and Revolution deals with the interesting historical question: How did the Catholic Church develop from being a defender of the status quo to being a progressive force in world affairs? Thomas Bokenkotter traces the development of social justice in the Church over the 200 years since the French Revolution through portraits of fifteen colorful figures who were all key to the political revolutions of the past two centuries and who also effected the Church's response to them--including Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero; Irish emancipator Daniel O'Connell; founder of the American Catholic Worker movement, Dorothy Day; and Polish electrician and President, Lech Walesa.

Revolution in the Church

Revolution in the Church
Author: Michael L. Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Church renewal
ISBN: 9780800793104

There can be no revolution in the world until there is a revolution in the Church, bringing reformation--large-scale change--that the Reformation never envisioned.

Revolution

Revolution
Author: George Barna
Publisher: Tyndale Momentum
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 9781414338972

Explores the state of the church today, offering biblical guidelines for the church, a redefinition of the institution, and seven core principles of the revolutionaries who are seeking to model the church after its biblical commission.

Religion and the American Revolution

Religion and the American Revolution
Author: Katherine Carté
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2021-04-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1469662655

For most of the eighteenth century, British protestantism was driven neither by the primacy of denominations nor by fundamental discord between them. Instead, it thrived as part of a complex transatlantic system that bound religious institutions to imperial politics. As Katherine Carte argues, British imperial protestantism proved remarkably effective in advancing both the interests of empire and the cause of religion until the war for American independence disrupted it. That Revolution forced a reassessment of the role of religion in public life on both sides of the Atlantic. Religious communities struggled to reorganize within and across new national borders. Religious leaders recalibrated their relationships to government. If these shifts were more pronounced in the United States than in Britain, the loss of a shared system nonetheless mattered to both nations. Sweeping and explicitly transatlantic, Religion and the American Revolution demonstrates that if religion helped set the terms through which Anglo-Americans encountered the imperial crisis and the violence of war, it likewise set the terms through which both nations could imagine the possibilities of a new world.

Religion and Revolution in France, 1780-1804

Religion and Revolution in France, 1780-1804
Author: Nigel Aston
Publisher: CUA Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780813209777

While the French Revolution has been much discussed and studied, its impact on religious life in France is rather neglected. Yet, during this brief period, religion underwent great changes that affected everyone: clergy and laypeople, men and women, Catholics, Protestants, and Jews. The 'Reigns of Terror' of the Revolution drove the Church underground, permanently altering the relationship between Church and State. In this book, Nigel Aston offers a readable guide to these tumultuous events. While the structures and beliefs of the Catholic Church are central, it does not neglect minority groups like Protestants and Jews. Among other features, the book discusses the Constitutional Church, the end of state support for Catholicism, the 'Dechristianization' campaign and the Concordat of 1801-2. Key themes discussed include the capacity of all the Churches for survival and adaptation, the role of religion in determining political allegiances during the Revolution, and the turbulence of Church-State relations. In this masterly study, based on the latest evidence, Aston sheds new light on a dynamic period in European history and its impact on the next 200 years of religious life in France.

Mexico's Hidden Revolution

Mexico's Hidden Revolution
Author: Peter L. Reich
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1995
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Mexico's Hidden Revolution is the first book to examine the relationship between the Catholic church and the government in Mexico from 1929 until the present. Following the Mexican Revolution, religion was constitutionally banned from the political sphere, church property was seized, and clerical attire was outlawed in public. Yet, as this fascinating study demonstrates, behind the scenes the church and government had a tacit understanding that has led to cooperation rather than conflict. Reich's empirical and theoretical analysis in Mexico's Hidden Revolution will interest scholars and students in the fields of Latin American history, legal history, political science, and religious studies. In addition, all readers interested in the current constitutional debates in Mexico over the appropriate role for Catholicism in public life will find Mexico's Hidden Revolution an important and timely book.

Revolution!

Revolution!
Author: Gordon Ferguson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1998-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781577820581

A story of how God dramatically changes the lives of those who make Jesus their Lord.

The French Revolution and the Church

The French Revolution and the Church
Author: John McManners
Publisher: Praeger Pub Text
Total Pages: 161
Release: 1969
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780313230745

A history of the Church during the French Revolution and its impact on the course of world history. The understanding of what happened to the Church during this period is seen as a distinct aid to one's understanding of the Revolution itself.