Kevin Ahern

Structures of Grace: Catholic Organizations Serving the Global Common Good

Buch

The theological, spiritual, and practical meanings of successful faith-based organizations at work internationally, nationally, and locallyThis study of non-official structures, lay and religious, focuses on little known but enormously effective ecclesial organizations. Hundreds of these transnational Christian organizations are involved in global social engagement that includesImmigration reformAffordable housingUniversal healthcareFood securityWage equityIt presents imitable case studies on the international levels such as The International Movement of Catholic Students and The Jesuit Refugee Service and on the national level, such as Netwo… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-1-62698-120-1
EAN: 9781626981201
Produktnummer: 16910555
Verlag: Orbis Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 224 S.
Masse: H23.1 cm x B15.0 cm x D1.5 cm 318 g
Gewicht: 318

Über den Autor

Kevin Ahern, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of religious studies at Manhattan College. From 2003 to 2007, Ahern served as the President of the International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS-Pax Romana), an international network of students in over eighty countries. He continues to be active on the boards of serveral national and international networks, including the Catholic Common Ground Initiative, the board of directors of America Press, and as Vice-President of the ICMICA-Pax Romana. He has edited The Radical Bible and Visions of Hope: Emerging Theologies and the Future of the Church which won the first place award in Theology from the Catholic Book Publishers Association 2014.