Description
Since the dawn of the Enlightenment, modernity and the Papacy have experienced a difficult though never severed relationship. The 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.
The Modern Papacy offers one of the most important and influential strands of conservative, and perhaps libertarian, political thought. This volume focuses on the social and political thought of the previous and current Popes, John Paul II (1920 - 2005) and Benedict XVI (1927-). It focuses on the development of Catholic thinking in the context of the emergence of modern capitalism, mass democracy and Communism in the 20th century.
About the Author
Samuel Gregg is Director of Research at the Acton Institute. He is the author of several books, including Morality, Law, and Public Policy (2000), Economic Thinking for the Theologically Minded (2001), On Ordered Liberty (2003), The Commercial Society (2007), as well as monographs such as Ethics and Economics: The Quarrel and the Dialogue (1999), A Theory of Corruption (2004), and Banking, Justice, and the Common Good (2005).
Reviews
The volumes in this timely series comprise the most comprehensive body of material on conservative and libertarian thought yet published in a single project devoted to the subject. The series will prove an indispensable tool not only for those concerned with the history of political thought but also for those who confront the challenging task of constructing a viable contemporary conservative identity. Professor Meadowcroft had a difficult editorial task, to which he has responded with a judicious choice of thinkers and topics. -- Noel O'Sullivan, Professor of Political Philosophy, the University of Hull, UK
Gregg's work is a useful introduction to the thought of Wojtyla and Ratzinger and thus essential reading for anyone engaged in serious study of the present-day papacy. * The Journal of Ecclesiastical History *
Book Information
ISBN 9781441136848
Author Dr. Samuel Gregg
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Weight(grams) 253g
The Modern Papacy offers one of the most important and influential strands of conservative, and perhaps libertarian, political thought. This volume focuses on the social and political thought of the previous and current Popes, John Paul II (1920 - 2005) and Benedict XVI (1927-). It focuses on the development of Catholic thinking in the context of the emergence of modern capitalism, mass democracy and Communism in the 20th century.
About the Author
Samuel Gregg is Director of Research at the Acton Institute. He is the author of several books, including Morality, Law, and Public Policy (2000), Economic Thinking for the Theologically Minded (2001), On Ordered Liberty (2003), The Commercial Society (2007), as well as monographs such as Ethics and Economics: The Quarrel and the Dialogue (1999), A Theory of Corruption (2004), and Banking, Justice, and the Common Good (2005).
Reviews
The volumes in this timely series comprise the most comprehensive body of material on conservative and libertarian thought yet published in a single project devoted to the subject. The series will prove an indispensable tool not only for those concerned with the history of political thought but also for those who confront the challenging task of constructing a viable contemporary conservative identity. Professor Meadowcroft had a difficult editorial task, to which he has responded with a judicious choice of thinkers and topics. -- Noel O'Sullivan, Professor of Political Philosophy, the University of Hull, UK
Gregg's work is a useful introduction to the thought of Wojtyla and Ratzinger and thus essential reading for anyone engaged in serious study of the present-day papacy. * The Journal of Ecclesiastical History *
Book Information
ISBN 9781441136848
Author Dr. Samuel Gregg
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Weight(grams) 253g
