The Cambridge Companion to American Catholicism
The Cambridge Companion to American Catholicism
Thomas F. Rzeznik, Seton Hall University, New Jersey
This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of American Catholicism's historical development and distinctive features. The essays - all specially commissioned for this volume - highlight the inner diversity of American Catholicism and trace the impact of American Catholics on all aspects of society, including education, social welfare, politics, and intellectual life. The volume also addresses topics of contemporary concern, such as gender and sexuality, arts and culture, social activism, and the experiences of Black, Latinx, Asian-American, and cultural Catholics. Taken together, the essays in this Companion provide context for understanding American Catholicism as it is currently experienced, and help to situate present-day developments and debates within their longer trajectory.
- Provides an historical overview of American Catholicism from the nineteenth through the twentieth century
- Offers fresh approaches and perspectives to the study of American Catholicism that move beyond conventional institutional narratives
- Includes chapters on areas of American Catholicism not often found in textbooks, such as the arts, Latinx Catholics, and Cultural Catholics
Reviews & endorsements
‘… an outstanding overview of the US's distinctive Catholic history … Recommended.’ R. A. Boisclair, Choice Connect
Product details
August 2021Paperback
9781108460088
386 pages
228 × 151 × 21 mm
0.57kg
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Table of Contents
- Part I. Historical Overview:
- 1. American Catholicism's early foundations Maura Jane Farrelly
- 2. The immigrant church, 1820-1908 Steven M. Avella
- 3. The Catholic century James M. O'Toole
- Part II. Catholic Life and Culture:
- 4. Catholic worship Katharine E. Harmon
- 5. Catholic intellectual life William L. Portier
- 6. Catholic education James T. Carroll
- 7. Social welfare and social reform Mary Elizabeth Brown
- 8. Women religious Mary Beth Fraser Connolly
- 9. Catholics and politics Lawrence J. McAndrews
- 10. Arts and culture Debra Campbell
- 11. Anti-Catholicism in the United States Mark Massa, SJ
- 12. Gender and sexuality James P. McCartin
- 13. American Catholics in a global context Angelyn Dries
- Part III. Many Faces of Catholicism:
- 14. American Catholic laywomen and feminism Paula M. Kane
- 15. Black Catholics Cecilia A. Moore
- 16. Latinx Catholicism Lauren Guerra and Brett C. Hoover
- 17. Asian American Catholics Robert E. Carbonneau
- 18. Cultural Catholicism Tom Beaudoin
- Conclusion:
- 19. US Catholicism in the twenty-first century Mary L. Gautier.
