Follow your conscience : the Catholic Church and the spirit of the Sixties / Peter Cajka.
| Author/creator |
Cajka, Peter author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2021. |
| Copyright Notice | ̐u2021 |
| Description | 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| Portion of title | Catholic Church and the spirit of the Sixties |
| Contents | Introduction -- The conscience problem and Catholic doctrine -- Political origins : totalitarianism, world war, and mass conscription -- The State's paperwork and the Catholic Peace Fellowship -- Sex, conscience and the American Catholic Church 1968 -- Psychology and the self -- The conscience lobby -- Beyond the Catholic Church. |
| Abstract | "Within the Catholic Church, conscience was long a powerful internal guide to conduct that worked hand-in-hand with external law and authority. Yet in the 1960s in America, as the morality and fairness of institutions like government and the Church itself came into question, more and more Catholics relied only on their consciences. This turn away from authority had radical effects on American society, influencing other denominations, human rights activists, health-care professionals, lawyers, government employees, and the vocabulary of the greater culture. Today's debates over political power, religious freedom, gay rights, and more are infused by the language and concepts of conscience"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9780226762197 |
| Genre/form | Church history. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020037871 |
| ISBN | 9780226762050 |
| ISBN | 022676205X hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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