New Directions for Catholic Social and Political Research: Humanity vs. Hyper-Modernity

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, the War on Terror, and Modernity's Apocalypse; Thaddeus 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 U.S. Balance of Payments (1946-2015); Guido Giacomo Preparata; Domenico D'Amico; and 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; and Sebastiano Scrófina