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The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholicism since 1950 in the United States, Ireland, and Quebec
Leslie Woodcock Tentler
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Description for The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholicism since 1950 in the United States, Ireland, and Quebec
Paperback. Assesses the history of Roman Catholicism since 1950 in the United States, the Republic of Ireland, and the Canadian province of Quebec. This book includes two essays each on Quebec, the United States, and the Republic of Ireland and two concluding essays that take a comparative look at developments in all three locales. Editor(s): Tentler, Leslie Woodcock. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
The Chruch Confronts Modernity assesses the history of Roman Catholicism since 1950 in the United States, the Republic of Ireland, and the Canadian province of Quebec. All three locales in 1950, despite very real differences in terms of economics, politics, and demography, were characterized by an institutionally vibrant Catholicism. Attendance at Mass was remarkably high, as was the frequency with which the laity received the sacraments. Devotional activities, especially those centered on the Virgin Mary, attracted a wide range of participants. Vocations to the priesthood and religious life were sustained at healthy levels. Large numbers of children attended Catholic schools, ... Read more
The Chruch Confronts Modernity assesses the history of Roman Catholicism since 1950 in the United States, the Republic of Ireland, and the Canadian province of Quebec. All three locales in 1950, despite very real differences in terms of economics, politics, and demography, were characterized by an institutionally vibrant Catholicism. Attendance at Mass was remarkably high, as was the frequency with which the laity received the sacraments. Devotional activities, especially those centered on the Virgin Mary, attracted a wide range of participants. Vocations to the priesthood and religious life were sustained at healthy levels. Large numbers of children attended Catholic schools, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813214948
SKU
V9780813214948
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About Leslie Woodcock Tentler
Leslie Woodcock Tentler, professor of history at the Catholic University of America, writes mainly on American religious history, particularly U.S. Catholicism.
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