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By David A. Yamane

What position, if any, may still faith play in politics? through what authority and strategies does the Catholic Church observe its teachings to public coverage discourse? How do Bishops and lay leaders interact in Catholic meetings, and the way do they paintings with political leaders? What effect have they got?

The political advocacy of the yankee Catholic Bishops on the nation point is without doubt one of the Church's best-kept secrets and techniques. during this groundbreaking paintings, David Yamane unearths the wealthy historical past, accomplishments, and demanding situations of bishops and their lay colleagues in neighborhood politics. via sociological research, updated examples, and private interviews, Yamane explains how the neighborhood Catholic advocacy firms in thirty-three states and Washington, D.C., negotiate the strain among the prophetic calls for of religion and the political realities of secular political associations. The Catholic Church in country Politics invitations readers to appreciate higher the function of faith within the public square.

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