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Jay Dolan - American Catholic Experience: Theology - 9780268006396 - V9780268006396
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American Catholic Experience: Theology

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Description for American Catholic Experience: Theology Paperback. Spanning nearly 500 years, this book describes the Catholic experience from the arrival of Columbus and the other European explorers to the present day. Jay P. Dolan discusses Catholicism as it spread across the New World, transforming - and being transformed by - the land and its people. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBTB; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.

Spanning nearly 500 years, The American Catholic Experience describes the Catholic experience from the arrival of Columbus and the other European explorers to the present day. Jay P. Dolan discusses Catholicism as it spread across the New World, transforming—and being transformed by—the land and its people. The book traces the evolution of the urban ethnic communities by examining the vital contributions of the immigrant church to Catholicism. Finally, Dolan examines the controversy of the modern church and the extraordinary changes in the Catholic consciousness as it comes to grips with such contemporary social and theological issues as war and peace, the arms race, abortion, social justice, the ordination of women, and a married clergy.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
504
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268006396
SKU
V9780268006396
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About Jay Dolan
Jay P. Dolan was a Professor of History and Director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame. He is now Professor Emeritus of History. Previous publications include The Immigrant Church: New York’s Irish and German Catholics, 1815-1865, (Notre Dame Press, 1982) and Catholic Revivalism: The American Experience , 1830-1900 (Notre Dame Press, 1977).

Reviews for American Catholic Experience: Theology
“In this work, Dolan is concerned less with traditional institutional history—orders, bishops, churches—than with a broader social history of the Catholic experience itself. At the same time, he does not ignore structures and institutions, but seeks to place them within the context of Catholic life. Dolan’s style is provocative and allows him to hold the reader’s interest while providing endless material. This is a helpful volume which serves as an excellent introduction to Catholic experience in America.” —Review and Expositor “For anyone interested in American Catholic history, Dolan’s book is pivotal. The solid research and extensive citations make it a valuable teaching tool, while its solid writing makes the ideas easily accessible.” —St. Anthony Messenger “The American Catholic Experience is a model of cogency, its every seam fastened by rivets of documentation. In it we see ourselves more clearly. This is what we ask from history, and here obtain.” —The Recorder "This book ... will quickly capture your attention, and engage your mind, and make you think what it meant—and means—to be 'a Catholic in America.' This book cannot be 'recommended.' It must be labeled 'essential.'" —Spirituality Today

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