Secularism, Catholicism, and the Future of Public Life: A Dialogue with Ambassador Douglas W. Kmiec

285 Pages·2015·1.79 MB·English

by  Gary J. Adler

SECULARISM, CATHOLICISM,
AND THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC LIFE

SECULARISM, CATHOLICISM,
AND THE FUTURE
OF PUBLIC LIFE
A Dialogue with Ambassador Douglas W. Kmiec
Edited by Gary J. Adler, Jr.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kmiec, Douglas W.
Secularism, Catholicism, and the future of public life : a dialogue with Ambassador
Douglas W. Kmiec / edited by Gary J. Adler, Jr.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978–0–19–020542–3 (hardback : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–19–020543–0
(pbk. : alk. paper)  1.  Secularism. 2.  Christianity and politics—Catholic Church.
3.  Democracy—Religious aspects—Catholic Church. 4.  Church and state. 
I. Adler, Gary J. Jr., editor. II. Title.
BL2747.8.K55 2015
261.7—dc23
                                                            2014036743
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Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
CONTENTS
Contributors viii
Preface xi
J. Bryan Hehir
PART ONE
SECULARISM AND CATHOLICISM
Introduction: Secularism, Democracy, and Catholicism 3
Gary J. Adler, Jr.
1. Secularism Crucified? 21
Douglas W. Kmiec
PART TWO
RELATIONS BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE
2. Proposal for a Theoretical Linchpin for
Church-State Relations 125
Michael Anderheiden
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Contents
3. Secularism Resurrected? The European Court
of Human Rights after Lautsi 135
Geoffrey R. Watson
PART THREE
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, MORAL
AUTHORITY, AND SECULARISM
4. Public Religion, Secularism, and the Ethos
of Love 155
Hans Joas
5. The Secularization of Sin and the New Geo-Religious
Politics of the Vatican 165
Massimo Franco
PART FOUR
SECULARISM AND
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
6. Religion, Secularism, and Social Justice beyond
the Nation-State 177
Erin K. Wilson
7. A Strategic Perspective for a New Era in
Euro-Mediterranean Relations: Religion,
Immigration, and a Post–Arab Spring World 196
Stephen Calleya
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Contents
Epilogue: The Future of Secularism in Public Religious
Life: The Author’s Response 213
Douglas W. Kmiec
index 253
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CONTRIBUTORS
J. Bryan Hehir
Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion
and Public Life
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Gary J. Adler, Jr.
Director of Research
Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies
University of Southern California
Douglas W. Kmiec
Caruso Family Chair
Pepperdine Law School
US Ambassador (ret.) to Malta
Michael Anderheiden
Professor
Institute for Constitutional Law, Theory, and Philosophy
University of Heidelberg
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Contributors
Geoffrey R. Watson
Professor of Law
Columbus School of Law
The Catholic University of America
Hans Joas
Ernst Troeltsch Professor for the Sociology of Religion
Theological Faculty, Humboldt University of Berlin
Massimo Franco
Political Columnist
Corriere della Sera
Erin K. Wilson
Director, Center for Religion, Conflict, and the Public Domain
University of Groningen
Stephen Calleya
Director, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies
University of Malta
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