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In distinctive voice and tone, cultural commentator Glenn W. Olsen presents his latest work on the place of Catholicism in American history. Here he clarifies the meaning of American modernity for Catholics and shows the conflicts and tensions confronting the religious person today.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page
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  1. Copyright
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-16
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  1. Part 1. Catholic Incarnational Humanism
  1. 1. The “Catholic Moment” and the Question of Inculturation
  2. pp. 19-50
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  1. 2. The Investiture Contest
  2. pp. 51-71
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  1. 3. Lay Spirituality ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
  2. pp. 72-80
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  1. 4. Christian Faith in a Neo-Pagan Society
  2. pp. 81-100
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  1. 5. Thy Kingdom Come on Earth as in Heaven: The Place of the Family in Creation
  2. pp. 101-122
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  1. Part 2. The Encounter with American Political Culture
  1. 6. Separating Church and State
  2. pp. 125-144
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  1. 7. Religion, Politics, and America at the Millennium
  2. pp. 145-173
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  1. 8. America as an Enlightenment Culture
  2. pp. 174-187
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  1. 9. John Rawls and the Flight from Authority: The Quest for Equality as an Exercisein Primitivism
  2. pp. 188-210
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  1. 10. The Quest for a Public Philosophy in Twentieth-Century American Political Thought
  2. pp. 211-236
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  1. Part 3. The Encounter with Europe, Native Americans, and Modernity
  1. 11. Unity, Plurality, and Subsidiarity in Twentieth-Century Context
  2. pp. 239-253
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  1. 12. The Ethics of Conquest: The European Background of Spain’s Mission in the New World
  2. pp. 254-270
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 271-304
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 305-316
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