What is Christian democracy?: politics, religion and ideology
A comprehensive global study of the political ideology of Christian Democracy, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge New York Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Anno: 2019 |
| Recensioni: | [Rezension von: Accetti, Carlo Invernizzi, 1983-, What is Christian democracy? : politics, religion and ideology] (2020) (Stine, Vincent)
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Democracy
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Christianity and politics B Democracy-Religious aspects-Christianity B Electronic books B Christian Democracy |
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| Edizione parallela: | Non elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | A comprehensive global study of the political ideology of Christian Democracy, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Introduction: Why Look at Christian Democracy? -- Christian Democracy's Historical Influence -- The Paucity of Existing Literature on Christian Democracy -- The Stakes of This Book -- Chapter Outline -- Notes on Method and Definitions -- The Conceptual Approach to the Study of Political Ideologies -- The Definition of Ideology -- The Divergence from Marxist and End of Ideology Approaches -- A Middle Path between Analytical Political Philosophy and the History of Political Thought -- The Definition of Christian Democracy -- Unity and Distinctiveness: Objections and Responses -- The Problem with Essentialist and Nominalist Definitions of Christian Democracy -- The Advantages of a Functionalist Approach -- The Question of Sources -- My Normative Standpoint -- Part I Conceptual Building Blocks of the Christian Democratic Ideology -- 1 Anti-Materialism: Christian Democracy's Philosophy of History -- Catholic Anti-Modernism in the Middle Part of the Nineteenth Century -- The Historical Nature of Christian Revelation -- The Two ''Impulses'' at Work in Human History -- The Evangelical Roots of Modern Democracy -- The Fateful Split at the Origin of Modernity -- From Materialism to Totalitarianism -- The Historical Task of Christians in Modernity -- Christian Democracy as a Historical Ideal -- 2 Personalism: Neo-Thomist Metaphysics and Human Rights -- The Idea of a Natural Order -- The Nature of the Human Person -- The Person and the Community -- The Critique of Liberalism and Collectivism -- Substantive Morality and Social Conservatism -- The Relationship between the Human Person and Public Authority -- Human Rights -- 3 Popularism: Consociational Democracy and Constitutionalism -- The Definition of the People. |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (402 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1108389759 |