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Global Catholicism, Tolerance and the Open Society

An Empirical Study of the Value Systems of Roman Catholics

  • Presents an empirical study on the political and social values of Catholics around the globe, based on social survey data
  • Highlights core problems, such as Catholic (in)tolerance and anti-Semitism
  • Reflects on how the Roman Catholic Church is adapting to the requirements of a democratic and open society

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
  2. The Failure of the Catholic Church in Postsecular Context?

    • Arno Tausch, Stanislaw Obirek
    Pages 1-17
  3. Developing the Research Strategy

    • Arno Tausch, Stanislaw Obirek
    Pages 19-31
  4. Global Catholicism, Civil Society, Democracy, and Mass Migration

    • Arno Tausch, Stanislaw Obirek
    Pages 99-132
  5. The Open Society and Catholic Religious Tolerance

    • Arno Tausch, Stanislaw Obirek
    Pages 133-142
  6. Catholics, the Open Society, and Tolerance of Homosexuals

    • Arno Tausch, Stanislaw Obirek
    Pages 143-163
  7. Global Catholicism and the Open Society: A Final Statistical Synopsis

    • Arno Tausch, Stanislaw Obirek
    Pages 165-190
  8. Executive Summary

    • Arno Tausch, Stanislaw Obirek
    Pages 191-200
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 201-209

About this book

This book systematically assesses the political and social values of the more than 1.3 billion Catholics around the globe, by far the largest denomination of Western Christianity. Based on an extensive analysis of data from the World Values Survey and other global opinion surveys, the book sheds new light on the value systems and opinions of Roman Catholics. The authors highlight core problems and challenges the Church is currently facing in adapting to the modern world, including Catholic anti-Semitism, religious and sexual tolerance, and opinions towards democracy, while also offering an anthropological reflection on how well the Church is adapting or failing to adapt to the requirements of an open society.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

    Arno Tausch

  • American Studies Center, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Stanislaw Obirek

About the authors

Arno Tausch is an Honorary Associate Professor of Economics at Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary, and an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Innsbruck University, Austria. From 1992 to his retirement in 2016, he worked at the Austrian Ministry of Social Affairs, in the area of European Union and International Affairs. He has authored or co-authored books and articles for major international publishers and for leading global strategy think tanks in Austria, Israel, Poland, and Russia, including 11 articles indexed in the Central and Eastern European Online Library database. He is a co-author of the book “Islamism, Arab Spring and the Future of Democracy,” published with Springer in 2019.

Stanislaw Obirek, a culture anthropologist, is a Professor at the American Studies Center, Warsaw University, Poland. He was a visiting professor at Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA (2000), and a fellow at St. Louis University (2004). His books include “Catholicism as a Cultural Phenomenon in the Time of Globalization: A Polish Perspective” (2009); “Liberated Mind. In Search of a Mature Catholicism” (2011); and “Pole Catholic?” (2015). His main interests are in the place of religion in modern cultures, interreligious dialogue, and strategies for overcoming conflicts between different civilizations and cultures. He has published articles in journals such as “Shofar. An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies,” and including 19 articles indexed in the Central and Eastern European Online Library database.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Global Catholicism, Tolerance and the Open Society

  • Book Subtitle: An Empirical Study of the Value Systems of Roman Catholics

  • Authors: Arno Tausch, Stanislaw Obirek

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23239-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23238-2Published: 19 September 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23241-2Published: 19 September 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-23239-9Published: 03 September 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 209

  • Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Catholicism, Sociology of Religion, Democracy, Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Social Anthropology, Migration

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eBook USD 39.99
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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