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- Title
The American Catholic Church as a Political Institution.
- Authors
Theriault, Sean M.
- Abstract
In this article, I place the American Catholic Church into a broader historical and global perspective, giving context to both the world in which it operates and the decisions it makes. I argue that several of the decisions that were made by the earliest Church leaders continue to reverberate today. Furthermore, the circumstances under which Catholicism made its way to the New World not only gives meaning to its past path, but provides clues about its future direction. These historical and geopolitical angles must be assessed when evaluating Pope Francis's challenge to the Vatican, the American Church, and Catholicism around the globe.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CATHOLIC Church; CATHOLIC Church &; politics; BIBLE. Acts; CHURCH &; state; CHRISTIAN leadership; CATHOLIC clergy; HISTORY of church &; state
- Publication
Forum (2194-6183), 2013, Vol 11, Issue 4, p603
- ISSN
2194-6183
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1515/for-2014-0011