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The FBI and the Catholic Church, 1935-1962
Steve Rosswurm
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Hardcover. During his tenure as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, J Edgar Hoover made no secret of his high regard for the Catholic faith. The Church reciprocated Hoover's admiration, establishing the basis for a working alliance between two powerful and influential American institutions. This title explores the history of that relationship. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC7; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 567.
This is a probing analysis of the relationship between two powerful institutions in twentieth-century America. During his long tenure as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover made no secret of his high regard for the Catholic faith. Though himself a Protestant, he shared with Catholicism a set of values and a vision of the world, grounded in certain assumptions about the way things ought to be in a well-ordered society. The Church reciprocated Hoover's admiration, establishing the basis for a working alliance between two powerful and influential American institutions. Steve Rosswurm explores the history of that ... Read more
This is a probing analysis of the relationship between two powerful institutions in twentieth-century America. During his long tenure as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover made no secret of his high regard for the Catholic faith. Though himself a Protestant, he shared with Catholicism a set of values and a vision of the world, grounded in certain assumptions about the way things ought to be in a well-ordered society. The Church reciprocated Hoover's admiration, establishing the basis for a working alliance between two powerful and influential American institutions. Steve Rosswurm explores the history of that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558497290
SKU
V9781558497290
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About Steve Rosswurm
STEVE ROSSWURM is professor of history at Lake Forest College.
Reviews for The FBI and the Catholic Church, 1935-1962
"The story of twentieth-century American political culture revolves in many ways around the engagement, and more often the non-engagement, of Catholic forces and the secular Left. Steve Rosswurm's book takes us far beyond anything currently available on Catholic anticommunism in finding a much broader affinity between Catholicism, the FBI, and the cultural and ideological affinities signaled by this coalition." - ... Read more