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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795616803321

Autore

Hart D. G (Darryl G.)

Titolo

American Catholic : the politics of faith during the Cold War / / D.G. Hart [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 2021

ISBN

1-5017-0057-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Religion and American public life

Cornell scholarship online

Disciplina

261.708828273

Soggetti

Catholic Church - United States - History - 20th century

Christianity and politics - United States - History - 20th century

Christianity and politics - Catholic Church - History - 20th century

Conservatism - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2020.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : How Americanism Won -- Belonging to an Ancient Church in a Modern Republic -- Public Duty, Private Faith -- Americanism for the Global Church -- Liberal Catholics, American Conservatives -- The Extremities of Defending Liberty -- Limits of Americanism -- Americanism Revisited -- Americanism Redux -- Conclusion : Freedom and Catholicism in Post-Conciliar America.

Sommario/riassunto

How did Roman Catholics shift from being perceived as un-American to emerging as the most vocal defenders of the United States as the standard bearer in world history for political liberty and economic prosperity? This book charts the development of the complex relationship between Roman Catholicism and American conservatism, and it shows how these two seemingly antagonistic ideological groups became intertwined in advancing a certain brand of domestic and international politics. Contrary to the standard narrative, Roman Catholics were some of the most assertive political conservatives directly after World War II, and their brand of politics became one of the most influential means by which Roman Catholicism came to terms with American secular society.