The beginning of the twenty-first century has provided abundant evidence of the necessity to reexamine the relationship between Catholicism and the modern, global world. This book tries to proceed on this path with a focus on the meaning, legacy, and reception in today's world of the ecclesiology of Vatican II, starting with Gaudium et Spes: "This council exhorts Christians, as citizens of two cities, to strive to discharge their earthly duties conscientiously and in response to the Gospel spirit." Catholicism and Citizenship is a call for a rediscovery of the moral and political imagination of Vatican II for the Church and the world of our time.

Contents List of Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Inter-Ecclesial Relations and the Public Square: Bishops versus Religious Orders between Vatican II and the Post-Vatican II Era 2. Church and World in Pope Francis's Ecclesiological Shift: Evolution or Crisis of the New Ecclesial Movements? 3. Beyond the Paradigm "Hegemony or Persecution": The Church Facing Pluralism 4. Prophetic Church and Established Church: Pope Francis and the Legacy of the Constantinian Age 5. An Interrupted Reception of Gaudium et Spes: The Church and the Modern World in American Catholicism 6. Ecclesiology of Mercy: A Vision for the Church in the Twenty-First Century Conclusion Bibliography Index