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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.

Theological anthropology --- Church renewal --- Christianity and culture. --- Contextualization (Christian theology) --- Culture and Christianity --- Inculturation (Christian theology) --- Indigenization (Christian theology) --- Culture --- Catholic Church. --- Habermas, Jürgen. --- Benedict --- Ratzinger, Joseph, --- Ratzinger, --- Ratzinger, Josephus, --- Benedictus --- Benedikt --- Benedicto --- Benoît --- Benedetto --- Bento --- Binidīkt --- Benedykt --- Habŏmasŭ, Wirŭgen --- Habŏmasŭ --- Khabermas, I︠U︡. --- Khabermas, I︠U︡rgen --- Ha-pei-ma-ssu, Yu-erh-ken --- Habeimasi --- הברמאס, יורגן --- יורגן הברמס --- 哈贝马斯 --- Catholic Church --- Church of Rome --- Roman Catholic Church --- Katholische Kirche --- Katolyt︠s︡ʹka t︠s︡erkva --- Römisch-Katholische Kirche --- Römische Kirche --- Ecclesia Catholica --- Eglise catholique --- Eglise catholique-romaine --- Katolicheskai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ --- Chiesa cattolica --- Iglesia Católica --- Kościół Katolicki --- Katolicki Kościół --- Kościół Rzymskokatolicki --- Nihon Katorikku Kyōkai --- Katholikē Ekklēsia --- Gereja Katolik --- Kenesiyah ha-Ḳatolit --- Kanisa Katoliki --- כנסיה הקתולית --- כנסייה הקתולית --- 가톨릭교 --- 천주교 --- History --- Doctrines. --- 260*9 --- 260*9 Parakerkelijke vernieuwing: informele groepen --- Parakerkelijke vernieuwing: informele groepen --- Habermas, Jürgen --- Habermas, Jürgen --- Benoît --- Christianity and culture --- Habermas, Jürgen. --- Ratzinger, Joseph --- Ratzinger, Josef, --- Ratzinger, Jozef, --- Australia --- authentic self --- autocratic governance --- Communitas --- celebrancy --- classical morality --- Eucharistic interpretations --- eco-spirituality --- emotional reflexivity --- ethnography --- human condition --- innovative Catholicism --- Jane Anderson --- Joseph Ratzinger --- Jürgen Habermas --- moral conflicts --- Pope Benedict XVI --- Pope Francis --- parish governance --- postconciliar papcies --- preconciliar era --- progressive Catholicism --- reflexivity --- religious identity --- secularisation --- secularization --- secular society --- social advocacy --- spiritual reflexivity