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The Powerless Church and Other Selected Writings, 1955-1985

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

The Powerless Church and Other Selected Writings, 1955-1985

By Ivan Illich

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About the book

Dalmatian-Austrian philosopher, Roman Catholic priest, and radical cultural critic Ivan Illich is best known for polemical writings such as Deschooling Society and Tools for Conviviality, which decried Western institutions of the 1970s. This collection brings together Illich's shorter writings from his early publications through the rise of his remarkable intellectual career, making available works that had fallen into undue obscurity.A fervent critic of Western Catholicism, Illich also addresse...Show more

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9780271082288

Publisher

Pennsylvania State University Press

Published year

2018

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1

Original title

The Powerless Church and Other Selected Writings, 1955-1985

Format

Hardcover

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