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Informationen zum Autor Paul Christopher Manuel is a professor of political science at Mount St. Mary's University and a research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University. Lawrence C. Reardon is a research associate at the John King Fairbanks Center for East Asian Studies at Harvard University and an associate professor of political science and coordinator of Asian studies at the University of New Hampshire. Clyde Wilcox is professor of government at Georgetown University. Klappentext "A book that astutely crosses the theology-political Science divide to probe the relation between faith and culture. The authors capture multiple tensions and ambiguities as the Catholic Church faces challenges of secularization, nationalism, and democracy across the globe."—Clarke E. Cochran, Texas Tech University "Manuel, Reardon, and Wilcox have assembled a superb group of scholars to discuss the global challenges to the Catholic Church. Organized thematically and covering all corners of the world, this work should become an essential read for anybody interested in Catholicism or religion more generally."—Anthony Gill, author of "Rendering Unto Caesar: The Catholic Church and the State in Latin America" Zusammenfassung Presenting case studies from sixteen countries on five continents! this title paints a portrait of a complex and paradoxical institution whose political role has varied historically and geographically.
