Bibliograph

The church confronts modernity, Catholic intellectuals and the progressive era, Thomas E. Woods, Jr

Type

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The church confronts modernity, Catholic intellectuals and the progressive era, Thomas E. Woods, Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-219) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The church confronts modernity

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

61123563

Responsibility statement

Thomas E. Woods, Jr

Series statement

Religion and American culture

Sub title

Catholic intellectuals and the progressive era

Summary

As the twentieth century opened, American intellectuals grew increasingly sympathetic to Pragmatism and empirical methods in the social sciences. The Progressive program as a whole -- in the form of Pragmatism, education, modern sociology, and nationalism -- seemed to be in agreement on one thing: everything was in flux. The dogma and ""absolute truth"" of the Church were archaisms, unsuited to modern American citizenship and at odds with the new public philosophy being forged by such intellectuals as John Dewey, William James, and the New Republic magazine. Catholics saw this

Table Of Contents

The Stage Is Set -- The Challenge of Pragmatism -- Sociology and the Study of Man -- Assimilation and Resistance: Catholics and Progressive Education -- Economics and the "Social Question" -- Against Syncretism

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