Description
Provides a concise yet comprehensive guide to understanding the complexity and diversity of the American Catholic experience.
About the Author
Margaret M. McGuinness is Professor of Religion at La Salle University, Philadelphia. She is the author of Called to Serve: A History of Nuns in America (2013), which won the 2014 Catholic Book Award in History and received the 2016 Distinguished Book Award from the Conference on the History of Women Religious. She is also the author of Neighbors and Missionaries: A History of the Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine (2012). Thomas F. Rzeznik is an Associate Professor of History at Seton Hall University, New Jersey and co-editor of the quarterly journal, American Catholic Studies. He is author of Church and Estate: Religion and Wealth in Industrial-Era Philadelphia (2013).
Reviews
'... an outstanding overview of the US's distinctive Catholic history ... Recommended.' R. A. Boisclair, Choice Connect
Book Information
ISBN 9781108460088
Author Margaret M. McGuinness
Format Paperback
Page Count 386
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 570g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 151mm * 21mm