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Author Itc̦aina, Xabier, author

Title Catholic mediations in southern Europe : the invisible politics of religion / Xabier Itçaina
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge studies in religion and politics
Routledge studies in religion and politics.
Contents Cover; Eodorsement; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of contents; List of Figures, tables and boxes; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Revisiting the interactions between politics, religion and society; Working hypothesis; Structure of this book; Note; 1 The politics of Catholic mediations: Analytical framework; Religion and politics: from political controversy to scientific controversy; Religion as a firm: rational choice, religions and the State
Religion as an organization: the sociology of organizations and Sociological InstitutionalismReligion as an institution; Framework of analysis; The Catholic mediation, between politicization and depoliticization; Fieldwork sites; A qualitative inquiry; Notes; 2 Norms, rules and practices: The cornerstones of plural Catholic mediation; Norms: the intrinsic plurality of doctrinal interpretations of Social Catholicism; The competing hermeneutics of Catholic social doctrine; Conceptions of the social economy and Catholic normative pluralism
A pluralism which leads to competing institutional membershipsRules: modes of State regulation of religion as institutional contextual data; Flexible separation regime versus rigid separation regime; The convergence hypothesis; Practices: Catholic collective action under a secularization regime; The three dimensions of secularization; A secularization differentiated in the background; Notes; 3 The entrepreneurial repertoire: Between moralizing capitalism and solidarity alternatives; Religion and local development: culture, ethics and institutions
Genius loci: Catholic matrices and their narrative of local developmentA process unfolding over the long term; Two distinct linkages to the political system in the territory; The societal secularization of the Catholic territorial matrix; Institutional trajectories: Catholic pluralism and approaches to entrepreneurship and the territorial economy; Entrepreneurial ethics and liberal interpretations of subsidiarity; The communitarian approach: gift ethic, empowerment and appeals to government; A liberationist ethic; Ethical entrepreneurship and religious movement: the Economy of Communion
Individual trajectories: Catholic socialization and pluralism of economic and political ethicsNotes; 4 The repertoire of subsidiarity: The social and political work of Catholic actors in response to the economic crisis; Social Catholic dynamics in (post- )secular societies; Dynamic Catholic networks; Wealthy regions respond to the crisis; Beyond charity: the social work undertaken by Catholic organizations; Caritas between a vanguard role and a primary provider; The Solidarity Economy as a process of empowerment; An indirect effect: the consolidation of inter-religious social work
Summary Investigating the role played by religious actors in sociopolitical issues as a manifestation of the invisible politics of religion, this book concentrates on the social economy, support to migrants, the fight against social exclusion and pacifist campaigns, where religious actors have played discreet but structuring roles. In the European context, politico-religious matters have been reduced in two ways: first, a reduction of identity with religion being transformed into a heritage in the form of a minimal sense of belonging; and second, the media focus on the most fundamentalist currents within all religions. This book responds by proposing an alternative perspective with a focus on Southern European Catholicism and a comparison between Italian, Spanish and French subnational territories. In a period of polarized relations between religion and politics, there is a Catholic action repertoire which avoids this binary confrontation and which, in contrast, is characterized by its mediating dimension. The Catholic mediation repertoire receives little publicity and is expressed in a discreet but structuring way to address different public problems. An important contribution to the literature, this book will interest scholars and upper-level students working on religion and politics, mediation and peace studies, local policy making and comparative approaches to Southern European society and politics
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-283) and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Catholic Church -- Europe
Catholic Church -- Influence.
SUBJECT Catholic Church. fast (OCoLC)fst00531720
Subject Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
SUBJECT Europe. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045631
Subject Europe.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020692816
ISBN 9780429442360
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