The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholic Intellectuals & the Progressive Era

by Thomas E. Woods Jr.

Book Overview

As the twentieth century opened, American intellectuals grew increasingly sympathetic to Pragmatism and empirical methods in the social sciences. The Progressive program as a whole--in the form of Pragmatism, education, modern sociology, and nationalism--seemed to be in agreement on one thing: everything was in flux. The dogma and "absolute truth" of the Church were archaisms, unsuited to modern American citizenship and at odds with the new public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231131879
• ISBN13: 9780231131872
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 7.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher