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The Mission of the Church on Life Matters in Contemporary Australian Society

Michael E. Putney

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The ideas and debates about religion and secularism in Great Britain and other countries is discussed. The challenges faced by the Catholic Church in conveying ideas of life matters and moral issues to a largely secular, contemporary Australian society are presented. The need for the Church to find a voice of 'public reason' to carry on its mission is emphasised.

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The ideas and debates about religion and secularism in Great Britain and other countries is discussed. The challenges faced by the Catholic Church in conveying ideas of life matters and moral issues to a largely secular, contemporary Australian society are presented. The need for the Church to find a voice of 'public reason' to carry on its mission is emphasised.

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The ideas and debates about religion and secularism in Great Britain and other countries is discussed. The challenges faced by the Catholic Church in conveying ideas of life matters and moral issues to a largely secular, contemporary Australian society are presented. The need for the Church to find a voice of 'public reason' to carry on its mission is emphasised.

Key concepts: Project commissioning, Secularism, Publishing, Public life, Sociology, Environmental ethics, Law, Political science

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