Adapting in Eden : Oregon's Catholic minority, 1838-1986 / Patricia Brandt, Lillian A. Pereyra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brandt, Patricia.

Contributor:

Pereyra, Lillian A., 1920-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon--History.

Catholic Church.

Catholic Church--Oregon--History.

Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.

Church history.

History.

Oregon--Church history.

Oregon.

Physical Description:

216 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press, [2002]

Summary:

In the mid-nineteenth century, Catholic priests played key roles in Indian affairs, colonization, and regional development in the Old Oregon Country. During the following decades, Catholics continued to take a lead in creating social, health, and educational services for the region's rapidly expanding population. However, anti-Catholicism was an often subtle, and sometimes overt, part of the overall Pacific Northwest scene from frontier times until the Great Depression and World War II. Consequently, for many years the relationships within Oregon's Catholic minority -- among its episcopal leaders, priests, and laity -- were necessarily tight-knit and cohesive.

By focusing on the personalities and administrative styles of Oregon's archbishops over time, the authors have delineated this important part of the Northwest tapestry. Adapting in Eden is the first extensive history of Oregon Catholics to appear since 1939.

Contents:

An improbable dream

The awakening

Restless prelate

Man of many firsts

Genial empire builder

Iowa schoolmaster

Winds of change

The throes of transition

Coming to terms with change

The church in Oregon : a perspective.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-209) and index.

ISBN:

0874222532

OCLC:

50866892