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03513aam a2200433 i 4500 001 B467A850586511EA978CCE3397128E48 003 SILO 005 20200226010029 008 180913s2019 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018043750 020 $a 1479879223 020 $a 9781479879229 020 $a 1479885487 020 $a 9781479885480 035 $a (OCoLC)1077495138 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCF $d ERASA $d TOH $d YDX $d YUS $d CLE $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a BX1406.3 $b .N47 2019 082 00 $a 261.8088/282 $2 23 100 1 $a Nepstad, Sharon Erickson, $e author. 245 10 $a Catholic social activism : $b progressive movements in the United States / $c Sharon Nepstad. 264 1 $a New York : $b New York University Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xi, 207 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Dignity and just treatment of workers -- Peace, nonviolence, and disarmament -- Equality for women and Catholic feminism -- Liberation theology and the Central America solidarity movement -- Compassion for immigrants and the sanctuary movements -- Earth ethics and American Catholic environmentalism -- Conclusion : contributions of progressive US Catholic movements. 520 8 $a Many Americans assume that the Catholic Church is inherently conservative, based on its stances on abortion, contraception, and divorce. Yet there is a longstanding tradition of progressive Catholic movements in the United States that have addressed a variety of issues from labor, war, immigration, and environmental protection, to human rights, women's rights, exploitive development practices, and bellicose foreign policies. These Catholic social movements have helped to shift the Church from an institution that had historically supported incumbent governments and political elites to a Church that has increasingly sided with the vulnerable and oppressed. This book provides a concise history of progressively oriented Catholic Social Thought, which conveys the Catholic Church's position on a variety of social justice concerns. Sharon Erickson Nepstad introduces key papal encyclicals and other church documents, showing how lay Catholics in the United States have put these ideas into practice through a creative and sometimes provocative political engagement. Nepstad also explores how these progressive movements have pressured the religious hierarchy to respond to pressing social issues, such as women's ordination, conscription, and the morality of nuclear deterrence policies. 'Catholic Social Activism' vividly depicts how these progressive movements have helped to shape the religious landscape of the United States, and how they have provoked controversy and debate among Catholics and non-Catholics alike. 610 20 $a Catholic Church $z United States. 610 27 $a Catholic Church. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00531720 650 0 $a Christian sociology $x Catholic Church. 650 0 $a Church and social problems $x Catholic Church. 650 7 $a RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Christian sociology $x Catholic Church. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00859533 650 7 $a Church and social problems $x Catholic Church. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00860495 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317032141.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20210428013613.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B467A850586511EA978CCE3397128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search