Foundations of a Catholic Political Order

In the last few years more and more Catholics have begun taking seriously Pope Leo XIII's teaching on the relationship between Church and state. As a result, they have come to see the fundamental deficiencies of the liberalism that has dominated Western culture for over 200 years. But if liberalism, with its doctrine that limits the concerns of the political community to merely this-worldly matters, is erroneous, what is to be put in its place? And further, how would that alternative actually look in practice? In this book, the first edition of which appeared in 1998, Thomas Storck offers a sketch of a possible Catholic political order. Although at the moment discussion of a Catholic political regime is far outside the realm of the practical, in the author's opinion it is never a waste of time to order our thinking and our ideas. Thus it is worthwhile to consider how a Catholic political order might function, what laws, institutions and policies might help it accomplish its task of protecting a Catholic culture and the faith of ordinary believers.

About the author

THOMAS STORCK writes on a wide variety of topics related to Catholic social teaching and Catholic culture and history. He is the author of five previous books, The Catholic Milieu (1987), Foundations of a Catholic Political Order (1998), Christendom and the West (2000), From Christendom to Americanism and Beyond (Angelico Press, 2015), and An Economics of Justice & Charity (Angelico Press, 2017). Mr. Storck is a member of the editorial board of The Chesterton Review and is a contributing editor of New Oxford Review. Many of his essays and articles may be found on the website www.thomasstorck.org.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Storck, Thomas Storck
• Assisted by: Peter A Kwasniewski (Foreword)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2022
• EAN: 9781989905968
• ISBN: 978-1-989905-96-8
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 281 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Constitution: government & the state, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, Constitution: government and the state, catholic; politics; church; state; theology