How Long to Read Religious Crisis and Civic Transformation

How Long Does it Take to Read Religious Crisis and Civic Transformation?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 24 minutes to read Religious Crisis and Civic Transformation by Kimba Allie Tichenor

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book offers a fresh interpretation of the connection between the West German Catholic Church and post-1950s political debates on women's reproductive rights and the protection of life in West Germany. According to Tichenor, Catholic women in West Germany, influenced by the culture of consumption, the sexual revolution, Vatican II reforms, and feminism, sought to renegotiate their relationship with the Church. They demanded a more active role in Church ministries and challenged the Church's hierarchical and gendered view of marriage and condemnation of artificial contraception. When the Church refused to compromise, women left en masse. In response, the Church slowly stitched together a new identity for a postsecular age, employing an elaborate nuptial symbolism to justify its stance on celibacy, women's ordination, artificial contraception, abortion, and reproductive technologies. Additionally, the Church returned to a radical interventionist agenda that embraced issue-specific alliances with political parties other than the Christian parties. In her conclusion, Tichenor notes more recent setbacks to the German Catholic Church, including disappointment with the reactionary German Pope Benedict XVI and his failure in 2010 to address over 250 allegations of sexual abuse at twenty-two of Germany's twenty-seven dioceses. How the Church will renew itself in the twenty-first century remains unclear. This closely observed case study, which bridges religious, political, legal, and women's history, will interest scholars and students of twentieth-century European religious history, modern Germany, and the intersection of Catholic Church practice and women's issues.

How long is Religious Crisis and Civic Transformation?

Religious Crisis and Civic Transformation by Kimba Allie Tichenor is 322 pages long, and a total of 81,144 words.

This makes it 109% the length of the average book. It also has 99% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Religious Crisis and Civic Transformation Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 23 minutes to read Religious Crisis and Civic Transformation aloud.

What Reading Level is Religious Crisis and Civic Transformation?

Religious Crisis and Civic Transformation is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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