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American Catholic : the politics of faith during the Cold War / D.G. Hart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hart, D. G. (Darryl G.), author.
- Series:
- Religion and American public life.
- Cornell scholarship online.
- Religion and American public life
- Cornell scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christianity and politics--United States--History--20th century.
- Christianity and politics.
- Christianity and politics--Catholic Church--History--20th century.
- Conservatism--United States--History--20th century.
- Conservatism.
- Catholic Church--United States--History--20th century.
- Catholic Church.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- How did Roman Catholics shift from being perceived as un-American to emerging as the most vocal defenders of the United States as the standard bearer in world history for political liberty and economic prosperity? This book charts the development of the complex relationship between Roman Catholicism and American conservatism, and it shows how these two seemingly antagonistic ideological groups became intertwined in advancing a certain brand of domestic and international politics. Contrary to the standard narrative, Roman Catholics were some of the most assertive political conservatives directly after World War II, and their brand of politics became one of the most influential means by which Roman Catholicism came to terms with American secular society.
- Contents:
- Introduction : How Americanism Won
- Belonging to an Ancient Church in a Modern Republic
- Public Duty, Private Faith
- Americanism for the Global Church
- Liberal Catholics, American Conservatives
- The Extremities of Defending Liberty
- Limits of Americanism
- Americanism Revisited
- Americanism Redux
- Conclusion : Freedom and Catholicism in Post-Conciliar America.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 7, 2021).
- Previously issued in print: 2020.
- ISBN:
- 9781501700576
- 150170057X
- OCLC:
- 1151520738
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