TY - BOOK ID - 3557004 TI - Innovative Catholicism and the human condition AU - Anderson, Jane AU - Routledge PY - 2016 VL - 49 SN - 9781138654747 1138654744 9781315623023 1315623021 9781317224778 1317224779 9781317224761 1317224760 9781317224754 1317224752 PB - New York London Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Theological anthropology KW - Church renewal KW - Christianity and culture. KW - Contextualization (Christian theology) KW - Culture and Christianity KW - Inculturation (Christian theology) KW - Indigenization (Christian theology) KW - Culture KW - Catholic Church. KW - Habermas, Jürgen. KW - Benedict KW - Ratzinger, Joseph, KW - Ratzinger, KW - Ratzinger, Josephus, KW - Benedictus KW - Benedikt KW - Benedicto KW - Benoît KW - Benedetto KW - Bento KW - Binidīkt KW - Benedykt KW - Habŏmasŭ, Wirŭgen KW - Habŏmasŭ KW - Khabermas, I︠U︡. KW - Khabermas, I︠U︡rgen KW - Ha-pei-ma-ssu, Yu-erh-ken KW - Habeimasi KW - הברמאס, יורגן KW - יורגן הברמס KW - 哈贝马斯 KW - Catholic Church KW - Church of Rome KW - Roman Catholic Church KW - Katholische Kirche KW - Katolyt︠s︡ʹka t︠s︡erkva KW - Römisch-Katholische Kirche KW - Römische Kirche KW - Ecclesia Catholica KW - Eglise catholique KW - Eglise catholique-romaine KW - Katolicheskai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ KW - Chiesa cattolica KW - Iglesia Católica KW - Kościół Katolicki KW - Katolicki Kościół KW - Kościół Rzymskokatolicki KW - Nihon Katorikku Kyōkai KW - Katholikē Ekklēsia KW - Gereja Katolik KW - Kenesiyah ha-Ḳatolit KW - Kanisa Katoliki KW - כנסיה הקתולית KW - כנסייה הקתולית KW - 가톨릭교 KW - 천주교 KW - History KW - Doctrines. KW - 260*9 KW - 260*9 Parakerkelijke vernieuwing: informele groepen KW - Parakerkelijke vernieuwing: informele groepen KW - Habermas, Jürgen KW - Habermas, Jürgen KW - Benoît KW - Christianity and culture KW - Habermas, Jürgen. KW - Ratzinger, Joseph KW - Ratzinger, Josef, KW - Ratzinger, Jozef, KW - Australia KW - authentic self KW - autocratic governance KW - Communitas KW - celebrancy KW - classical morality KW - Eucharistic interpretations KW - eco-spirituality KW - emotional reflexivity KW - ethnography KW - human condition KW - innovative Catholicism KW - Jane Anderson KW - Joseph Ratzinger KW - Jürgen Habermas KW - moral conflicts KW - Pope Benedict XVI KW - Pope Francis KW - parish governance KW - postconciliar papcies KW - preconciliar era KW - progressive Catholicism KW - reflexivity KW - religious identity KW - secularisation KW - secularization KW - secular society KW - social advocacy KW - spiritual reflexivity UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3557004 AB - Innovative Catholicism and the Human Condition gives an anthropological account of a progressive religious movement in the Roman Catholic Church that is attempting to reconcile religious conviction and reason, and, ergo, modify the human condition. Investigation is given to a representative group of this movement, "Innovative Catholics," who are endeavouring to maintain the momentum for change which began in the 1960s and 1970s. They now find themselves caught between traditional notions of religion and a secularised society, while trying to reconcile these polarising forces to find a pathway forward. While ethnographic fieldwork for this research was conducted in Australia, this movement is to be found across the Western world. The research is framed by the question posed by Jürgen Habermas, who asks whether the democratic constitutional state is able to renew itself, and recognises a benefit in learning from religion. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, subsequently Pope Benedict XVI, responds by asserting the need for a common ethical basis and limits on reason. This latter position, however, remains problematic for Innovative Catholics who are conscious of history and culture. The research explores how Innovative Catholics, who in taking the middle position, inform this dialectic on secularization through their ideas and practices about the human condition. ER -