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Author Day, Maureen K., author.

Title Catholic activism today : individual transformation and the struggle for social justice / Maureen K. Day
Published New York : New York University Press, [2020]
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Description 1 online resource (vii, 311 pages )
Series Religion and Social Transformation
Religion and social transformation.
Contents JustFaith ministries and the discipleship style: a sociohistorical context -- The culture of Catholic civic engagement: catholicity and core values -- From private belief to public call: transforming American Catholics -- Christ-centered discipleship: a theology of pragmatic reverence -- Transforming community: gathering and sending American Catholics -- The state, the market, and poverty: seeking justice -- Compassion: knowledge through stories -- Conclusion: JustFaith ministries and the American Catholic landscape
Summary "Maureen Day's "Catholic Activism Today" explores the role religion plays in individual transformation and struggle for social justice, paying specific attention to the phenomena of JustFaith Ministries (JFM) and its contributions to civic engagement"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
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Subject JustFaith Ministries.
Catholic Church -- United States -- History.
SUBJECT Catholic Church fast
Subject Church and social problems -- United States
Church and social problems -- Catholic Church.
Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
Christian sociology -- United States
Christian sociology -- Catholic Church.
RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues.
Christian sociology
Christian sociology -- Catholic Church
Church and social problems
Church and social problems -- Catholic Church
Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019029131
ISBN 9781479821419
1479821411