Faith, Hope, and Resistance in Catholic Theology and Spirituality

Harvard HDS

In the United States and around the globe, many scholars and activists committed to the cause of social justice are becoming increasingly frustrated with the language of democracy and human rights, and its alleged defense of the dignity of all people. Similarly, they are becoming increasingly impatient with churches and other forms of organized religion. Their frustrations are the consequence of the many failures—religious, moral, and legal—to embody the ideals behind the defense of the…