The Roman Catholics in America - Carey, Patrick
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This text provides the student with an historical overview of the people and events that have shaped Roman Catholicism in the United States. It begins with a look at the roots of the American Catholic tradition during the time of Columbus and the arrival of missionaries to the New World. The chapters that follow trace the history of Catholicism from the colonial period to the present day. Fair minded and informative, this book will be useful to anyone teaching a course on Roman Catholicism or American Religion.

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This text provides the student with an historical overview of the people and events that have shaped Roman Catholicism in the United States. It begins with a look at the roots of the American Catholic tradition during the time of Columbus and the arrival of missionaries to the New World. The chapters that follow trace the history of Catholicism from the colonial period to the present day. Fair minded and informative, this book will be useful to anyone teaching a course on Roman Catholicism or American Religion.
Autorenporträt
PATRICK W. CAREY is Professor of Theology at Marquette University. He is a former president of the American Catholic HIstorical Society, and the former chair of the Department of Theology at Marquette. His work has appeared in such publications as Church History, Catholic Historical Review , Journal of the Early American Public, and others. Among his published books are Theological Education in the Catholic Tradition: Contemporary Challenges (1996), The Roman Catholics (Greenwood, 1993), and People, Priests and Prelates: Ecclesiastical Democracy and the Tensions of Trusteeism (1987).