Democracy, Culture, Catholicism : : Voices from Four Continents / / ed. by John Crowley-Buck, Michael J. Schuck.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• MitwirkendeR: Araujo, Robert John,; Beltrán, María Soledad Escalante,; Espinosa, Oscar A.,; Gailienė, Danutė,; Gehri, Gonzalo Gamio,; Hermansen, Marcia,; Ingram, David,; Klaiber, Jeffrey,; Murphy, Bren Ortega,; O'Neill, William R.,; Posner, David M.,; Powell, Russell,; Priyotamtama, Paulus Wiryono,; Putinaitė, Nerija,; Schraeder, Peter J.,; Schuck, Michael J.,; Streikus, Arūnas,; Sullivan, Barry,; Susanto, Albertus Budi,; Trelles, Jorge Aragón,; Wardaya, Baskara T.,; Yudianti, Francisca Ninik,; Šimkunas, Vidmantas,
• HerausgeberIn: Crowley-Buck, John,; Schuck, Michael J.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (360 p.)

Compiling scholarly essays from a unique three-year Democracy, Culture and Catholicism International Research Project, Democracy, Culture, Catholicism richly articulates the diverse and dynamic interplay of democracy, culture, and Catholicism in the contemporary world. The twenty-five essays from fo...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Lithuanian Voices
• Democracy and Catholicism in Twentieth-Century Lithuania
• A Theological Reading of the Lithuanian Church during the Soviet Period: Martyria, Koinonia, Diakonia, and Leiturgia
• Traumatized Society, Democracy, and Religious Faith: The Lithuanian Experience
• Christianity and Politics in Post- Soviet Lithuania: Between Totalitarian Experience and Democracy
• Montaigne, Julian, and "Others": The Quest for Peaceful Coexistence in Public Space
• Indonesian Voices
• Catholics in Indonesia and the Struggle for Democracy
• Musyawarah and Democratic Lay Catholic Leadership in Indonesia: The Ongoing Legacy of John Dijkstra, SJ, and Ikatan Petani Pancasila
• The Influence of Catholic Social Teaching on the Democratic Practice of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Study from Indonesia
• The Performing Art of Kethoprak and the Democratic "Power to Will" in Indonesia
• Alter/native Democracies: Muslim and Catholic Negotiations of Culture, Religion, and Citizenship in the Twenty- First Century
• Comparative Insights Regarding Religion and Democracy in a Muslim Context
• Peruvian Voices
• The Relationship of Patronage and Legitimacy between the Catholic Church and the Peruvian State
• Catholicism and the Struggle for Memory: Reflections on Peru
• The Catholic Church, Indigenous Rights, and the Environment in the Peruvian Amazon Region
• Religion as a Political Factor in Latin America: The Peruvian Case
• The Catholic Church and the Leftist Populist Regimes of Latin America: Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia
• US Voices
• Roman Catholic Sisters and the Cultivation of Citizenship in the United States: Rich and Contentious Legacies
• "First Be Reconciled": Restorative Justice and Deliberative Democracy
• Access to Information: Citizenship, Representative Democracy, and Catholic Social Thought
• Foundations of Human Rights: The Work of Francisco de Vitoria, OP
• Global Interpretations
• Rendering unto Caesar? State Regulation of Religion and the Role of Catholicism in Democratic Transitions and Consolidation in Predominantly Catholic Countries
• Civil Discourse and Religion in Transitional Democracies: The Cases of Lithuania, Peru, and Indonesia
• Epilogue on Democracy, Culture, Catholicism
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• CONTRIBUTORS
• INDEX