The Catholic Modernity of Pope Benedict XVI: Healthy Secularity and Christian Jurisprudence
This article examines the concept of healthy secularity in the thought of Pope Benedict XVI. In developing the idea of healthy secularity, Benedict builds upon longstanding themes in Catholic social thought while also provoking a deeper engagement with western modernity. Rather than placing Christia...
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2024-04-01
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| description | This article examines the concept of healthy secularity in the thought of Pope Benedict XVI. In developing the idea of healthy secularity, Benedict builds upon longstanding themes in Catholic social thought while also provoking a deeper engagement with western modernity. Rather than placing Christianity and the secular in an oppositional framework, Benedict positions Christianity as the foundation of an authentic secular order. In so doing, he opens up new modes of critical engagement with western legal and political thought. Yet, while the concept offers a creative theological method for addressing contemporary issues, it depends for its realisation on vanishing cultural resources that are being eroded by the very secular order he aims to heal. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-34038d35927e4f4f85a2a81a360c42bf2024-11-17T08:37:10ZengUniversity of Southern Queensland Law, Religion, and Heritage Research Program TeamAustralian Journal of Law & Religion2653-51222024-04-014116https://doi.org/10.55803/D613YThe Catholic Modernity of Pope Benedict XVI: Healthy Secularity and Christian JurisprudenceZachary R. Calo0Hamad bin Khalifa University College of LawThis article examines the concept of healthy secularity in the thought of Pope Benedict XVI. In developing the idea of healthy secularity, Benedict builds upon longstanding themes in Catholic social thought while also provoking a deeper engagement with western modernity. Rather than placing Christianity and the secular in an oppositional framework, Benedict positions Christianity as the foundation of an authentic secular order. In so doing, he opens up new modes of critical engagement with western legal and political thought. Yet, while the concept offers a creative theological method for addressing contemporary issues, it depends for its realisation on vanishing cultural resources that are being eroded by the very secular order he aims to heal.https://ausjlr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Volume-4-Calo.pdfpope benedict xvicatholicismsecularismcatholic social thought |
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