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Author Shortall, Sarah, 1985- author.

Title Soldiers of God in a secular world : Catholic theology and twentieth-century French politics / Sarah Shortall
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press 2021
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Contents Part one. Separation (1880-1939): Exile Catholicism -- From royalism to the mystical body of Christ -- Part two. Resistance (1940-1944): Fighting Nazism with the "weapons of the spirit" -- The theoretical foundations of the spiritual resistance -- Part three. Renewal (1945-1965): The rise of the postwar Catholic left -- The drama of atheist humanism and the politics of history -- The death and resurrection of the nouvelle théologie
Summary "Secularism can be stifling for religious actors seeking a voice in public life. But it can also be empowering. Sarah Shortall tells the story of France's nouveaux théologiens, who recast arguments over fascism, communism, democracy, and human rights in theological terms, thereby securing a voice for their faith in twentieth-century politics"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
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Subject Catholic Church -- Political activity -- France -- History -- 20th century
SUBJECT Catholic Church fast
Subject Nouvelle théologie (Catholic theology) -- France
Secularism -- Political aspects -- France -- History -- 20th century
Church and state -- France -- Catholic Church -- History -- 20th century
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic.
Church and state -- Catholic Church
Nouvelle théologie (Catholic theology)
Political participation
Secularism -- Political aspects
France
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0674269616
9780674269613