Abortion, Religious Freedom, and Catholic Politics

by James Hitchcock

Book Overview

Throughout its history the Catholic Church has taken positions on many subjects that are in one sense political, but in another sense are primarily moral, such as contraception, homosexuality, and divorce. One such issue, abortion, has split not only the United States, but Catholics as well. Catholics had to confront these issues within the framework of a democratic society that had no official religion. Abortion, Religious Freedom, and Catholic Politics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412864461
• ISBN13: 9781412864466
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"