Papist patriots : the making of an American Catholic identity / by Maura Jane Farrelly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farrelly, Maura Jane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maryland--Church history--18th century.

Maryland.

United States--Church history--18th century.

United States.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Catholic Church--Maryland--History--18th century.

Catholic Church.

Catholic Church--United States--History--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (315 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume considers how and why colonial Catholics embraced the individualistic, rights-oriented ideology of the American Revolution, in spite of the fact that the Revolution's rhetoric was riddled with anti-Catholicism, and even though Catholicism has had an uneasy relationship with Enlightenment liberalism until very recently.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Spelling and Dates; Introduction; 1. The English Origins of American Catholicism; 2. Prescience, Pluralism, and Profit; 3. Inconsistencies and Consequences; 4. Catholic Commitment in an Inhospitable Climate; 5. The Inconsistency of Intolerance; 6. Papists Become Patriots; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-991214-9

1-283-42368-5

9786613423689

0-19-990937-7

OCLC:

771288299