{"product_id":"soldiers-of-god-in-a-sarah-shortall-9780674980105","title":"Soldiers of God in a Secular World: Catholic Theology and Twentieth-Century French Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of a Catholic Media Association Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revelatory account of the \u003ci\u003enouvelle th駮logie\u003c\/i\u003e, a clerical movement that revitalized the Catholic Church's role in twentieth-century French political life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSecularism 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. \u003ci\u003eSoldiers of God in a Secular World\u003c\/i\u003e explores one such case, that of the \u003ci\u003enouvelle th駮logie\u003c\/i\u003e, or new theology. Developed in the interwar years by Jesuits and Dominicans, the \u003ci\u003enouvelle th駮logie\u003c\/i\u003e reimagined the Church's relationship to public life, encouraging political activism, engaging with secular philosophy, and inspiring doctrinal changes adopted by the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNouveaux th駮logiens\u003c\/i\u003e charted a path between the old alliance of throne and altar and secularism's demand for the privatization of religion. Envisioning a Church in but not of the public sphere, Catholic thinkers drew on theological principles to intervene in political questions while claiming to remain at arm's length from politics proper. Sarah Shortall argues that this \"counter-politics\" was central to the mission of the \u003ci\u003enouveaux th駮logiens\u003c\/i\u003e: by recoding political statements in the ostensibly apolitical language of doctrine, priests were able to enter into debates over fascism and communism, democracy and human rights, colonialism and nuclear war. This approach found its highest expression during the Second World War, when the \u003ci\u003enouveaux th駮logiens\u003c\/i\u003e led the spiritual resistance against Nazism. Claiming a powerful public voice, they collectively forged a new role for the Church amid the momentous political shifts of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Shortall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674980107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674980105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.22w x 1.34d","brand":"Sarah Shortall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987667452159,"sku":"9780674980105","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57bf531b-5060-46bf-850f-241eee5b27b8.jpg?v=1683290341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/soldiers-of-god-in-a-sarah-shortall-9780674980105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}