A defence of monarchy : Catholics under a Protestant king

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"The death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ceremonies surrounding her funeral and the coronation of her son King Charles III, raised many questions for the tens of millions who followed these events online. What is the meaning and function of a monarchy and its rituals in the modern world? And how should Catholics, in particular, view the record of a Queen who appeared to preside over the de-Christianization of her own country? Such are the questio...

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Catholic Church Great Britain History 21st century

Catholics Great Britain Intellectual life 20th century

Catholics Great Britain Intellectual life 21st century

Great Britain History Charles III, 2022-

Great Britain History Elizabeth II, 1952-2022

Kings and rulers Religious life Great Britain

Monarchy Great Britain History 20th century

Monarchy Great Britain History 21st century

Monarchy Religious life Great Britain

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ISBN:

9781621389606
9781621389590

Description:

xiii, 186 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Defense of monarchy

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Preface / Joseph Shaw
The constitution. The monarchy and the British constitution / James Bogle and Sebastian Morello ; Queen Elizabeth II and the royal assent / James Bogle ; 'Be not afraid of your office' : The monarch and co-operation with evil / Joseph Shaw ; Lost dignity : on the dignified aspect of government and the problem of totalitarianism / Sebastian Morello
The coronation. The coronation is a ritual humiliation / Sohrab Ahmari ; An eighth sacrament? / Charles A. Coulombe ; The vocation of Queen Elizabeth II and the coronation liturgy / Peter Day-Milne ; Innovations in the coronation prayers of 2023 / Peter Day-Milne
Responding to Catholic objections. The king's friends : loyalists in America's first Civil War ; The place of the monarchy in anglophone culture / James Bogle ; On monarchy and tradition / Joseph Shaw ; Honour a 'heretic' king? The question facing King Charles III's subjects / Sebastian Morello ; Res sacrorum : the monarch as sacred symbol / Joseph Shaw

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3314458

Other Authors:

Shaw, Joseph, 1971- editor

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