| A Challenge to Democracy: Militant Catholicism in Ireland Contributor(s): Curtis, Maurice (Author) |
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ISBN: 184588969X ISBN-13: 9781845889692 Publisher: Thp Ireland OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Christianity - Catholic - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Dewey: 306.609 |
| LCCN: 2010534141 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - Ireland - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Charting the growth, development, and influence of Militant Catholicism on 20th-century Ireland Militant Catholicism refers to radical Catholic believers who believed that the only way for Ireland to remain a Catholic country was to combine together in lay organizations, to work in politics and society for the overthrow of the Protestant culture, and to replace it with a strictly Catholic ethos. This history examines how in the newly independent Ireland, Militant Catholicism played a crucial role in asserting the Catholic Church's influence on both politics and society, and was pivotal in helping to shape and consolidate public opinion, in copper-fastening the Catholic-Irish identity, and in helping to enshrine the moral code in Irish law. It also had a resounding impact on the drafting of the 1937 Constitution of Ireland. Moreover, its influence is discussed in the growth of democracy and the political party system in Ireland; in the ideologies embraced by Fine Gael, Fianna F il, and Clann na Poblachta; and consequently on governments' social and economic policies. |