Coup at Catholic University the 1968 revolution in American Catholic education
"The year 1968 witnessed perhaps the greatest revolution in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States. It was led by Fr. Charles Curran, professor of Theology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, with more than 500 theologians who signed a "Statement of Dissen...
| Main Author: | Mitchell, Peter, 1974- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
Ignatius Press,
[2015].
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| Summary: |
"The year 1968 witnessed perhaps the greatest revolution in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States. It was led by Fr. Charles Curran, professor of Theology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, with more than 500 theologians who signed a "Statement of Dissent" that declared Catholics were not bound in conscience to follow the Church's teaching in the encyclical of Pope Paul VI, Humanae Vitae. This book uses never-before published material from the personal papers of the key players at CUA to tell the inside story of the dramatic events that unfolded there. Beginning with the 1967 faculty-led strike in support of Curran, this book reveals the content of the internal discussions between the key bishops on the CUA Board of Trustees. This work attempts to disprove both the standard "liberal" and "conservative" interpretation of the events of 1968, suggesting that the culture of dissent was a direct fruit of the excessive legalism and authoritarianism which marked the Church in the years preceding Vatican II. The polarization in 1968 has continued to define the experience of many American Catholics and has had an ongoing effect on Catholic education."--From publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: |
311 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-301) and index. |
| ISBN: |
1586177567 (pbk.) 9781586177560 (pbk.) |
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