The American Catholic Experience: A History from Colonial

The American Catholic Experience: A History from Colonial Times to the Present

Catholicism has had a profound and lasting influence on the shape, the meaning, and the course of American history. Now, in the first book to reflect the new communal and social awakening which emerged from Vatican Council II, here is a vibrant and compelling history of the American Catholic experienceâ€”one that will surely become the standard volume for this decade, and decades to come.

Spanning nearly five hundred years, the narrative eloquently describes the Catholic experience from the arrival of Columbus and the other European explorers to the present day. It sheds fascinating new light on the work of the first vanguard of missionaries, and on the religious struggles and tensions of the early settlers. We watch Catholicism as it spread across the New World, and see how it transformedâ€”and was transformed byâ€”the land and its people. We follow the evolution of the urban ethnic communities and learn about the vital contributions of the immigrant church to Catholicism. And finally, we share in the controversy of the modern church and the extraordinary changes in the Catholic consciousness as it comes to grips with such contemporary social and theological issues as war and peace and the arms race, materialism, birth control and abortion, social justice, civil rights, religious freedom, the ordination of women, and married clergy.

The American Catholic Experience is not just the history of an institution, but a chronicle of the dreams and aspirations, the crises and faith, of a thriving, ever-evolving religious community. It provides a penetrating and deeply thoughtful look at an experience as diverse, as exciting, and as powerful as America itself.
Country USA
Brand Galilee Trade
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0385152078_used
Color Navy
ReleaseDate 1987-08-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385152075

Country	USA
Brand	Galilee Trade
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0385152078_used
Color	Navy
ReleaseDate	1987-08-18
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385152075

The American Catholic Experience: A History from Colonial Times to the Present

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