Follow Your Conscience - The Catholic Church and the Spirit of the Sixties

"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"--

About the author

Peter Cajka is assistant teaching professor in the Department of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Cajka
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9780226762050
• ISBN: 978-0-226-76205-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, RELIGION / Christianity / History, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources, Christianity, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Christian life & practice, History of Religion, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Christian life and practice, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, RELIGION / Christian Living / General, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Christian social thought & activity