Cattolici, scuola dello Stato e libertà di insegnamento tra fine Ottocento ed età giolittiana

Between the second half of the XIX century and the early years of XX, the position of Catholics regarding the government influence in the education field underwent a profound evolution. Once the hard conflict with the order following the national unification was overcome, the initiatives of the Catholic movement were increasingly directed towards a more collaborative parliamentary commitment. In these decades took place a profound transformation of Catholic scholastic theses, especially of one of the most significant and representative, the battle for freedom of teaching. This essay shed a light on the causes of this transformation, using some authors and debates that determined these changes.