| Edition |
Updated edition. |
| Description |
x, 306 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Published March 2008, according to publisher's website, viewed Sept. 2, 2009. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-286) and index. |
| Contents |
Colonial Catholicism : 1492-1840 -- A free church in a free state : 1776-1815 -- Internal conflicts, nativism, and immigrant Catholicism : 1815-1866 -- Reconstruction and expansion : 1866-1884 -- Americanism : 1884-1899 -- Catholicism in the progressive era : 1900-1920 -- The roaring twenties, the depression, and World War II : 1920-1945 -- Catholicism in the cold war : 1945-1965 -- Post-Vatican II Catholicism : 1965-1990 -- Troubled times : 1990-2003 -- From John Paul II to Benedict XVI : 2003-2007 -- Biographical entries. |
| Summary |
This volume details the rich and varied involvement Roman Catholics have had in American political, cultural, and family life. The author covers the election of Pope Benedict XVI, ongoing investigation of abuse scandals, and increasing tension between traditional Catholic values and the beliefs of modern lay people. Focusing on the people and events that have shaped Roman Catholicism in the United States, he begins with an overview of the transplanting of this faith into the New World, the author then details the extensive involvement this community has had in everyday life. |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- United States -- History.
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Catholics -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Church history.
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| ISBN |
0742562336 paperback |
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9780742562332 paperback |
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