The American Catholic revolution : how the sixties changed the church forever / by Mark S. Massa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Massa, Mark Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--United States--History--20th century.

Catholic Church.

Catholics--United States--History--20th century.

Catholics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford Univeristy Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Second Vatican Council enacted the most sweeping changes the Catholic Church had seen in centuries. In readable and compelling prose, Mark Massa tells the story of the culture war these changes ignited in the United States - a war that is still being waged today.

Contents:

Contents; Preface: "Something Irreversible Has Happened,"; 1. A Brief History of Catholic Time; 2. Frederick McManus and Worship in the United States; 3. Humanae Vitae in the United States; 4. The Charles Curran Affair; 5. The Dangers of History; 6. "Death Shall Have No Dominion!"; 7. Avery Dulles and the Law of Unintended Consequences; 8. Things Change; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Photos follow page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-978006-4

0-19-934153-2

0-19-978138-9

1-282-69835-4

9786612698354

OCLC:

650641312