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Parish school : American Catholic parochial education from colonial times to the present / Timothy Walch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walch, Timothy, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church--Education--United States--History.
- Catholic Church.
- Catholic Church--Education--Social aspects--United States--History.
- Education.
- Social aspects.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- x, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Crossroad Pub. Co., 1996.
- Summary:
- The first historical study of American Catholic education in 25 years, Parish School tells the dramatic story of a social institution that has ingeniously adapted itself to almost constant change without abandoning its basic goals of preserving the religious faith of Catholic children and preparing them for productive roles in American society.
- Notes:
- "A Crossroad Herder book."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-294) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0824515323
- OCLC:
- 32590230
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