Against the grain : Christianity and democracy, war and peace /

Against the grain : Christianity and democracy, war and peace /

Cutting against the grain of conventional wisdom, New York Times best-seller George Weigel offers a compelling look at the ways in which Catholic social teaching sheds light on the challenges of peace, the problem of pluralism, the quest for human rights, and the defense of liberty. In this major co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weigel, George, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crossroad Pub. Co., [2008], ©2008
New York : c2008
New York : ©2008
New York : [2008]
Subjects:
Catholic Church
Catholic Church > Doctrines
Christian sociology > Catholic Church
Democracy > Religious aspects > Catholic Church
Just war doctrine
Theology, Doctrinal
Table of Contents:
  • Against several grains
  • The free and virtuous society
  • The sovereignty of Christ and the public church
  • Diognetus revisited, or, what the church asks of the world
  • The paradoxes of disentanglement
  • Is political theology safe for democracy?
  • Popes, power, and politics
  • Two ideas of freedom
  • Thinking world politics: a Catholic optic
  • Moral clarity in a time of war
  • Just war and the Iraq wars I
  • Just war and the Iraq wars II
  • Is Europe dying? Secularist shibboleths and the future of the West
  • Introduction: Against Several Grains
  • Chapter 1 The Free and Virtuous Society
  • Chapter 2. The Sovereignty of Christ and the Public Church
  • Chapter 3. Diognetus Revisited, or, What the Church Asks of the World
  • Chapter 4. The Paradoxes of Disentanglement
  • Chapter 5. Is Political Theology Safe for Democracy?
  • Chapter 6. Popes, Power, and Politics
  • Chapter 7. Two Ideas of Freedom
  • Chapter 8. Thinking World Politics: A Catholic Optic
  • Chapter 9. Moral Clarity in a Time of War
  • Chapter 10. Just War and the Iraq Wars - I
  • Chapter 11. Just War and the Iraq Wars - II
  • Chapter 12. Is Europe Dying? Secularist Shibboleths and the Future of the West.
  • Introduction: Against Several Grains 1
  • Chapter 1 The Free and Virtuous Society 11
  • Chapter 2 The Sovereignty of Christ and the Public Church 37
  • Chapter 3 Diognetus Revisited, or, What the Church Asks of the World 64
  • Chapter 4 The Paradoxes of Disentanglement 85
  • Chapter 5 Is Political Theology Safe for Democracy? 109
  • Chapter 6 Popes, Power, and Politics 131
  • Chapter 7 Two Ideas of Freedom 155
  • Chapter 8 Thinking World Politics: A Catholic Optic 176
  • Chapter 9 Moral Clarity in a Time of War 200
  • Chapter 10 Just War and the Iraq Wars - I 224
  • Chapter 11 Just War and the Iraq Wars - II 250
  • Chapter 12 Is Europe Dying? Secularist Shibboleths and the Future of the West 270

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