The Culture of Catholicism in the United States: 213 (American Studies - A Monograph) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3825359387 ISBN 13: 9783825359386

Publisher: Universitatsverlag Winter, 2012

Synopsis

Even though by now one quarter of the overall population of the United States is Catholic, the complexity and diversity of American Catholicism has not received the same amount of scholarly attention devoted to the role of other, particularly Protestant, denominations. Hence, it was the aim of an international conference on "The Culture of Catholicism in the United States" that was held at the Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, to address the multifaceted character of American Catholicism and to encourage further interdisciplinary investigation into its historical and contemporary dimensions. Topics such as the role of Catholicism in American history; the position of the Church in a multiethnic society; the tension between Catholicism and Americanism; Catholicism in art, literature, and the media; and the history and future prospects of Catholic schools are therefore approached in the essays collected in this volume from the perspectives of various academic disciplines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Universitatsverlag Winter
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 3825359387
• ISBN 13: 9783825359386
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 396
• Editor: Hertlein Saskia, Schnackertz Hermann Josef