Soldiers of God in a Secular World: Catholic Theology and Twentieth-Century French Politics Shortall Sarah
A revelatory account of the nouvelle th ologie, a clerical movement that revitalized the Catholic Church's role in twentieth-century French political life.Secularism has been a cornerstone of French…
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A revelatory account of the nouvelle th ologie, a clerical movement that revitalized the Catholic Church's role in twentieth-century French political life.Secularism has been a cornerstone of French political culture since 1905, when the republic formalized the separation of church and state. At times the barrier of secularism has seemed impenetrable, stifling religious actors wishing to take part in political life. Yet in other instances, secularism has actually nurtured movements of the faithful. Soldiers of God in a Secular World explores one such case, that of the nouvelle th ologie, or new theology. Developed in the interwar years by Jesuits and Dominicans, the nouvelle th ologie reimagined the Church's relationship to public life, encouraging political activism, engaging with secular philosophy, and inspiring doctrinal changes adopted by the Second Vatican