{"product_id":"reclaiming-american-catholicism-faith-politics-and-the-future-of-the-catholic-church-hardcover","title":"Reclaiming American Catholicism: Faith, Politics, and the Future of the Catholic Church - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Gehring\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eE. J. Jr. Dionne\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rich portrait of American Catholicism at a crossroads between crisis and opportunity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most vocal leaders in the U.S. Catholic hierarchy today embrace a culture-war Catholicism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReclaiming American Catholicism makes the argument that recalibrating the Church's engagement with politics and public life is vital for both the Church and the country. Gehring illuminates the Church that Pope Francis envisioned-\"bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets\"--through stories of Catholic advocates working on the border, young Catholics who question Church teachings but are active in social justice campaigns, LGBTQ+ Catholics within a Church that does not accept their full humanity, and seminarians who work in the fields with migrants as part of their religious formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a hopeful vision for the Church at a time when the Catholic social justice tradition is more relevant than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Gehring is the author of The Francis Effect: A Radical Pope's Challenge to the American Catholic Church (2015). He has contributed to America, National Catholic Reporter, The New York Times, and the Washington Post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035608006831,"sku":"9781647126049","price":149.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/7314\/1679\/files\/TJ_0brWEyZ9781647126049.webp?v=1781434896","url":"https:\/\/valuevaultclub.myshopify.com\/products\/reclaiming-american-catholicism-faith-politics-and-the-future-of-the-catholic-church-hardcover","provider":"Value Vault Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}