Introduction -- Europe's political-theological problem -- Revolution, religion and church -- A new concept of politics -- The Church's defense against liberalism and democratization in the 1800s -- Ecclesial powerlessness -- On the way to the Second Vatican Council -- The Second Vatican Council -- Church -- freedom -- history -- The post-conciliar crisis between the Church and liberal democracy -- Pope John Paul II and modern culture -- Benedict XVI -- pope of a new millennium -- Pope Francis -- a late modern pope
Summary
"This book is a comprehensive overview of the Catholic Church's relationship to modern liberal democracy, from the end of the eighteenth century until today. It is a connection that is situated within the context of the history of ideas itself"-- Provided by publisher
