American Catholicism transformed : from the Cold War through the Council / Joseph P. Chinnici.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chinnici, Joseph P., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology--United States--History--20th century.

Religion and sociology.

Religion and politics--United States--History--20th century.

Religion and politics.

United States--Church history--20th century.

United States.

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

Catholic Church.

Vatican Council--(2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano).

Vatican Council.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Situating the church within the context of post-World War II globalisation and the Cold War, this book draws on previously untapped archival sources to provide deep background to developments within the American Catholic Church in relationship to American society at large and Vatican Council II.

Contents:

I. From the Cold War to Civil Rights :

1. From World War II to Cold War Catholicism

2. Religious renewal in the context of secularism

3. Diversities, silence, and open conflict

4. Civil rights and Catholic mobilization

II. The Second Vatican Council :

5. The preparatory phases, 1959-1962

6. The first session

7. Interim periods and debates on the Church and liturgy

8. Building bridges to the world, 1963-1965

9. The word in the world, 1964-1965

Epilogue: spirit and letter.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 8, 2021).

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-757304-5

0-19-757302-9

OCLC:

1247656556