Catholicism and Nationalism in Ireland: From Fusion in the 19th Century to Separation in the 21st Century
This article explores the relationship between Catholicism and nationalism in Ireland. It first explains the historic relationship between the Church and the Irish nationalist movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It then briefly summarizes the historic role of the Church in...
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| description | This article explores the relationship between Catholicism and nationalism in Ireland. It first explains the historic relationship between the Church and the Irish nationalist movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It then briefly summarizes the historic role of the Church in Irish politics after independence. Finally, the article examines the diminishing political influence of Irish Catholicism in Irish politics by exploring the utility of various theories of secularisation. Like other recent work on secularisation, it attempts to historicize the debate regarding secularisation. While not agreeing with all aspects of historic secularisation theory, this approach is much more useful in explaining the dwindling power of the Catholic Church in Ireland today than more recent theories of secularisation that emphasize the vitality of religion in a more pluralistic and competitive setting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3dfc34ca7e614d1fa3fb585fa6c131b22022-12-21T22:36:22ZengUniversity of Westminster PressWestminster Papers in Communication and Culture1744-67162017-06-014110.16997/wpcc.73Catholicism and Nationalism in Ireland: From Fusion in the 19th Century to Separation in the 21st CenturyTarik Sabry0Communication and Media Research Institute University of WestminsterThis article explores the relationship between Catholicism and nationalism in Ireland. It first explains the historic relationship between the Church and the Irish nationalist movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It then briefly summarizes the historic role of the Church in Irish politics after independence. Finally, the article examines the diminishing political influence of Irish Catholicism in Irish politics by exploring the utility of various theories of secularisation. Like other recent work on secularisation, it attempts to historicize the debate regarding secularisation. While not agreeing with all aspects of historic secularisation theory, this approach is much more useful in explaining the dwindling power of the Catholic Church in Ireland today than more recent theories of secularisation that emphasize the vitality of religion in a more pluralistic and competitive setting.https://www.westminsterpapers.org/article/id/64/IrelandSecularisationCatholicismNationalism |
| spellingShingle | Tarik Sabry Catholicism and Nationalism in Ireland: From Fusion in the 19th Century to Separation in the 21st Century Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture Ireland Secularisation Catholicism Nationalism |
| title | Catholicism and Nationalism in Ireland: From Fusion in the 19th Century to Separation in the 21st Century |
| title_full | Catholicism and Nationalism in Ireland: From Fusion in the 19th Century to Separation in the 21st Century |
| title_fullStr | Catholicism and Nationalism in Ireland: From Fusion in the 19th Century to Separation in the 21st Century |
| title_full_unstemmed | Catholicism and Nationalism in Ireland: From Fusion in the 19th Century to Separation in the 21st Century |
| title_short | Catholicism and Nationalism in Ireland: From Fusion in the 19th Century to Separation in the 21st Century |
| title_sort | catholicism and nationalism in ireland from fusion in the 19th century to separation in the 21st century |
| topic | Ireland Secularisation Catholicism Nationalism |
| url | https://www.westminsterpapers.org/article/id/64/ |
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