Pope Francis as a Global Actor

Part I. Where Politics Meets Theology Under Pope Francis

1. Eluding Established Categories: Toward an Understanding of Pope Francis
Alynna J. Lyon, Christine A. Gustafson, Paul Christopher Manuel

2. How the Theological Priorities of Pope Francis Inform His Policy Goals
Paul Christopher Manuel

3. The First Jesuit Pope: The Contribution of His Jesuit Charism to His Political Views
Thomas Massaro

4. Eternal Law and Environmental Policy: Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, and a Thomistic Approach to Climate Change
James T. McHugh

5. Love the Prisoner, Ban the Substance: Pope Francis and the War on Drugs
Margaret MacLeish Mott

6. “To Show Concern”: Early Coverage of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis in the American National News Media
MaryAnne Borrelli

Part II. The Global Politics of Pope Francis

7. Pope Francis as a Global Policy Entrepreneur: Moral Authority and Climate Change
Alynna J. Lyon

8. The Pope and the United States: Faith as Dialogue
Anne Marie Cammisa

9. The Pope and Europe: Sign o’ the Times: Does Pope Francis’s Papacy Represent a New Era for Western Europe?
Elizabeth Carter

10. The Pope and Latin America: Mission from the Periphery
Christine A. Gustafson

11. The Pope and Asia: Building Bridges—Reconciliation with the People’s Republic of China
Lawrence C. Reardon

12. Pope Francis and India: Mutual Enrichment and Challenges
John Chathanatt

13. “You Are Instead a Gift”: Pope Francis’s Response to Global Migration and the Refugee Crisis
Tara Carr-Lemke, Miguel Glatzer

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