{"product_id":"catholicism-and-democracy-an-essay-in-the-history-of-political-thought-9780691153940","title":"Catholicism and Democracy: An Essay in the History of Political Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Emile Perreau-Saussine\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Many people think that the reconciliation of the Catholic Church and liberal democracy consummated at Vatican II represents a sudden shift. Perreau-Saussine shows to the contrary that it has deep roots in the history of the church, and in particular in the Gallicanism of ancien regime France. Even Vatican I can be seen as a stage on this long march. This rich and fascinating book sheds much light on what this reconciliation means--and what it couldn't mean.\"\u003cb\u003e--Charles Taylor, professor emeritus, McGill University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The modest title of this erudite and thoughtful book belies its actual achievement. It makes an important contribution to understanding a topic that seems likely to occupy thinking people in the West for some time to come: the general relation between politics and religion in the modern world.\"\u003cb\u003e--Raymond Geuss, author of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Real Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCatholicism and Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderfully fresh interpretation of the fascinating and tortuous path of Catholic political theology over the last two hundred years. With its strong narrative, this original book required me to turn the historical frame upside down and look at issues in a new way.\"\u003cb\u003e--F. Russell Hittinger, University of Tulsa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCatholicism and Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e looks at some of the ironies and paradoxes inherent in the relationship of the Catholic Church to modern politics. Deftly weaving together political history and literary interpretations of that history, Perreau-Saussine tells an important story with persuasion and brilliant insight.\"\u003cb\u003e--James B. Murphy, Dartmouth College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45268554285207,"sku":"9780691153940","price":6509.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691153940.webp?v=1767308412","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/catholicism-and-democracy-an-essay-in-the-history-of-political-thought-9780691153940","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}