This book is an edited text with a number of short essays which, from a variety of perspectives and stations in life, the theme of what it means to be a radical and Catholic is explored and what the relatively new papacy of Francis would mean for this intersection. By extension, the contributions of the book explores possibilities for Catholics in America - outside the media-manufactured slogans - to relate to their nation, democracy and modernity.
Though not American,
the Divine Wedgie is glad to be associated with the work of Solidarity Hall, with its blogger at large being invited to make an Australian contribution to
Radically Catholic, in a chapter entitled "
The Migrant and the Latin Church". A contribution has also been made to the Solidarity Hall website with the online essay "
Pop Culture and Total War", which is a more condensed version of the conference paper presented in Germany for the Colloquium on Violence and Religion, entitled "
War by Other Meangirls: Pop Culture as Total War".
Radically Catholic in the Age of Francis is available in hard copy and on Kindle.
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