New Directions for Catholic Social and Political Research

1. Introductory: Hyper-Modernity
Guido Giacomo Preparata

2. Blasphemous Speech in a Secular Society: An Anachronism?
Peter Lah

3. Epidemiological Research, Individualism, and Public Health
Jacquineau Azetsop

4. Unspeakable: James W. Douglass, Non-violence, and Political Murder
Eric Wilson

5. The Neoconservative Influence on American Catholics, 1950–2015: Smothering Pacifism in the Cradle
Jeffrey J. Langan

6. René Girard and Modernity’s Apocalypse
Thaddeus J. Kozinski

7. On the Science of Discord The “Diabolic” Idiom of French Postmodernism and the “Politics of Diversity” in America
Guido Giacomo Preparata

8. The Political Scripting of Jesus: Utilizing the Savior Story to Exercise Power Today The Debate over Vatican Censures, Apocrypha, and Literary Interpretations
Guido Giacomo Preparata

9. The Political Economy of Hyper-Modernity A Tale of America’s Hegemonic Exigencies Recounted Through the Undulations of the US Balance of Payments (1946–2015)
Guido Giacomo Preparata, Domenico D’Amico, Evelyn Ysais

10. “The Blueprint” A Modest Monetary and Organizational Proposal for Re-launching the Economic Welfare of Communities
Guido Giacomo Preparata, Domenico D’Amico, Flavio Fabiani, Aurelio Riccioli, Sebastiano Scrófina

Avainsanat: Religious Studies, Christian Theology, Comparative Religion, Religion and Psychology