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oapen-20.500.12657-511502021-10-23T02:41:57Z Innovative Catholicism and the Human Condition Anderson, Jane Australia authentic self autocratic governance Communitas celebrancy classical morality Eucharistic interpretations eco-spirituality emotional reflexivity ethnography human condition innovative Catholicism Jane Anderson Joseph Ratzinger Jürgen Habermas moral conflicts Pope Benedict XVI Pope Francis parish governance postconciliar papcies preconciliar era progressive Catholicism Roman Catholic Church reflexivity religious identity secularisation secularization secular society social advocacy spiritual reflexivity bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRC Christianity::HRCC Christian Churches & denominations::HRCC7 Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRC Christianity bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRC Christianity::HRCV Christian life & practice Innovative Catholicism and the Human Condition gives an anthropological account of a progressive religious movement in the Roman Catholic Church that is attempting to reconcile religious conviction and reason, and, ergo, modify the human condition. Investigation is given to a representative group of this movement, "Innovative Catholics," who are endeavouring to maintain the momentum for change which began in the 1960s and 1970s. They now find themselves caught between traditional notions of religion and a secularised society, while trying to reconcile these polarising forces to find a pathway forward. While ethnographic fieldwork for this research was conducted in Australia, this movement is to be found across the Western world. The research is framed by the question posed by Jürgen Habermas, who asks whether the democratic constitutional state is able to renew itself, and recognises a benefit in learning from religion. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, subsequently Pope Benedict XVI, responds by asserting the need for a common ethical basis and limits on reason. This latter position, however, remains problematic for Innovative Catholics who are conscious of history and culture. The research explores how Innovative Catholics, who in taking the middle position, inform this dialectic on secularization through their ideas and practices about the human condition. 2021-10-22T09:52:30Z 2021-10-22T09:52:30Z 2016 book ONIX_20211022_9781317224778_17 9781317224778 9780367596538 9781138654747 9781315623023 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/51150 eng Routledge Studies in Religion application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781317224778.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781315623023 10.4324/9781315623023 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781317224778 9780367596538 9781138654747 9781315623023 Routledge 212 open access
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Innovative Catholicism and the Human Condition gives an anthropological account of a progressive religious movement in the Roman Catholic Church that is attempting to reconcile religious conviction and reason, and, ergo, modify the human condition. Investigation is given to a representative group of this movement, "Innovative Catholics," who are endeavouring to maintain the momentum for change which began in the 1960s and 1970s. They now find themselves caught between traditional notions of religion and a secularised society, while trying to reconcile these polarising forces to find a pathway forward. While ethnographic fieldwork for this research was conducted in Australia, this movement is to be found across the Western world. The research is framed by the question posed by Jürgen Habermas, who asks whether the democratic constitutional state is able to renew itself, and recognises a benefit in learning from religion. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, subsequently Pope Benedict XVI, responds by asserting the need for a common ethical basis and limits on reason. This latter position, however, remains problematic for Innovative Catholics who are conscious of history and culture. The research explores how Innovative Catholics, who in taking the middle position, inform this dialectic on secularization through their ideas and practices about the human condition.
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