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Day, Maureen K.,

Catholic Activism Today : Individual Transformation and the Struggle for Social Justice / Maureen K. Day. - 1 online resource. - Religion and Social Transformation . - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

JustFaith ministries and the discipleship style: a sociohistorical context -- The culture of Catholic civic engagement: catholicity and core values -- From private belief to public call: transforming American Catholics -- Christ-centered discipleship: a theology of pragmatic reverence -- Transforming community: gathering and sending American Catholics -- The state, the market, and poverty: seeking justice -- Compassion: knowledge through stories -- Conclusion: JustFaith ministries and the American Catholic landscape.

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"Maureen Day's "Catholic Activism Today" explores the role religion plays in individual transformation and struggle for social justice, paying specific attention to the phenomena of JustFaith Ministries (JFM) and its contributions to civic engagement"--


In English.

ISBN: 9781479821419

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Subjects--Corporate Names:
Catholic Church.
Catholic Church--History.--United States
JustFaith Ministries.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues.
Social justice--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Church and social problems--Catholic Church.
Church and social problems.
Christian sociology--Catholic Church.
Christian sociology.
Christian sociology--Catholic Church.
Christian sociology--United States.
Social justice--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Church and social problems--Catholic Church.
Church and social problems--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.
Electronic books.