Unruly Catholics from Dante to Madonna: Faith, Heresy, and Politics in Cultural Studies (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780810888517)

Essays in Unruly Catholics explore how renowned Catholic literary figures Dante Alighieri, Oscar Wilde, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, and Gerard Manley Hopkins dealt with the disparities between their personal beliefs and the Church's official teachings. Contributors also suggest how controversial entertainers such as Madonna, Kevin Smith, Michael Moore, and Stephen Colbert practice forms of Catholicism perhaps worthy of respect. Most pointedly, Unruly Catholics addresses the recent sex abuse scandals, considers the possibility that the Church might be reformed from within, and presents three iconic figures--Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, and C.S. Lewis--as models of compassionate and reformist Christianity.


Author: Marc Dipaolo
ISBN-10: 0810888513
ISBN-13: 9780810888517
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Language: English
Published: 10/03/2013
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d