Catholicism and American freedom : a history

Catholicism and American freedom : a history /

For two centuries, Catholicism has played a profound and largely unexamined role in America's political and intellectual life. Emphasizing the community over the individual, Catholics have alternately challenged and supported American liberals on a variety of controversial issues, including sla...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGreevy, John T.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, [2003]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > United States > History.
Catholic Church.
Liberty > Religious aspects > Catholic Church > History.
Christianity and politics > Catholic Church > History.
Christianity and politics > United States > History.
Liberty > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Liberty.
Christianity and politics > Catholic Church.
Christianity and politics.
Church history.
United States > Church history.
United States.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The Eliot school rebellion, Boston, 1859
  • Education and the nineteenth century Catholic revival
  • Catholicism, slavery, and the cause of liberty
  • Catholic freedom and civil war
  • The nation
  • The social question
  • American freedom and Catholic power
  • Democracy, religious freedom, and the nouvelle thologie
  • Life (I)
  • Life (II)
  • A consistent ethic and sexual abuse.

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