U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Voting Guidelines
Faithful Citizenship as a Resource for Political Engagement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21815277 |
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| Authors | Thomas E Drury (Palm Beach Atlantic University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 213-225 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | POLITICS AND RELIGION JOURNAL (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1820-6581 • E-ISSN: 1820-659X |
| Publisher | Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance (PUBLISHER • RS) |
| DOI | 10.54561/prj1702213d |
| OpenAlex | W4392524945 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
Beyond offering guidelines for voting, Faithful Citizenship represents an attempt by the U.S. Catholic bishops to articulate a theological vision of political engagement. One may examine the theological vision of Faithful Citizenship according to three textual viewpoints: what it says (content); theological understandings (problematics); and possibilities for conceptual development (implications). Addressing the dynamics of political engagement in contemporary society is a complex task. While this analysis maintains that Faithful Citizenship constitutes a useful conceptual resource insofar as signaling the basic theological terms of Catholic political engagement, there are areas of conceptual underdevelopment. Accordingly, the analysis suggests paths toward a deeper conceptual engagement with political philosophy, especially understandings of constitutional democracy
Bishops · Citizenship · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Voting · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Public Administration · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Education and Schools
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Individual Conscience and How It Should Be Treated
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Have We Abandoned a “Constitutional Perspective” on American Political Development
The Virtues of Liberalism
The Catholic Tradition and Modern Democracy
Coping with Cross‐Pressures
Postmodernism, Proceduralism, and Constitutional Justice
Cutting to the Chase
From religious studies to worldview studies
Between Christian Democracy and Critical Theory
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