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American Catholic History - by Mark Massa (Paperback)

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  • Catholics were among the early Spanish explorers to the "New World," and they have a long and rich history in the United States.
  • Author(s): Mark Massa
  • 287 Pages
  • Religion + Beliefs, Christianity

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Catholics were among the early Spanish explorers to the "New World," and they have a long and rich history in the United States. By taking account of significant letters, diaries, theological reflections, and other primary documents, we can listen to the voices of what real Catholics in this country have thought, believed, feared, and dreamed.

American Catholic History makes available original documents produced in North America from the earliest missionary voyages in the sixteenth century up to the present day. The texts have been selected to illuminate the complex history, beliefs, and practices of what has become North American Roman Catholicism. They are prefaced by brief editorial introductions which provide historical and biographical context for the texts. They illuminate broad themes in the development of the tradition, from its grappling with new frontiers to its long-time status as outside mainstream culture, and from its intellectual life and political engagement to patterns of worship and spirituality.

American Catholic History offers an overview of the American Catholic experience from both the "top down" of institutional and intellectual history as well as from the "bottom up" of social, devotional, women's and ethnic histories.



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"A unique collection of primary sources that everyone interested in the presence and contributions of Catholics in America should read. With its multidisciplinary breadth, this volume truly represents Catholic Studies.--Chester Gillis, author of Roman Catholicism in America

Mark Massa and Catherine Osborne have performed a great service in assembling this reader. They not only bring together seventy documents that capture the breadth and depth of the American Catholic expericen, but they also provide a useful conceptual framework for understanding them.-- "American Catholic Studies"

This rich documentary collection thematically engages U.S. Catholicism both in the life of the nation and in the lives of everyday believers. It is a welcome single-volume reference of primary documents on American Catholicism suitable for course adoption.--Timothy Matovina, University of Notre Dame
Dimensions (Overall): 8.93 Inches (H) x 6.05 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)
Weight: .9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Christianity
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Number of Pages: 287
Publisher: New York University Press
Theme: Catholic
Format: Paperback
Author: Mark Massa
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2008
TCIN: 93282642
UPC: 9780814757468
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-0814
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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