TY - BOOK AU - Curran,Charles E. ED - Project Muse. TI - The social mission of the U.S. Catholic Church: a theological perspective T2 - Moral traditions series SN - 9781589017641 AV - BX2347 .C87 2011 U1 - 253.088/2820904 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Georgetown University Press KW - Catholic Church KW - United States KW - History KW - Christian sociology KW - Church work KW - Church history KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Early historical context and taking care of our own -- The social mission of the church in the first part of the twentieth century -- The understanding of the church after Vatican II -- Vatican II and a new understanding of the social mission -- Post-Vatican II development of three earlier instances of the social mission -- Three significant issues in the post-Vatican II church -- Roles of the church in supporting the social mission -- U.S. bishops and abortion law -- Conclusions : looking backward and forward UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781589017641/ ER -