Caritas in Veritate and Critical Theory: Locating Religion in the Public Sphere
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ABSTRACTThis paper explores the debate on the public voice of religion from two perspectives: contemporary critical theory and the Catholic social tradition. Using the recent conversation between Jürgen Habermas and Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) on religion and secularization as a point of entry, I argue that critical theory offers a framework of rationality that promotes dialogue between religious and secular individuals while the Catholic social tradition's principle of subsidiarity provides a practical model for how this dialogue can occur.
2015 ◽
Vol 20
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pp. 252-274
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2017 ◽
Vol 17
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pp. 342-360
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1994 ◽
Vol 88
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pp. 427-433
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