New Anti-Catholicism The Last Acceptable Prejudice

Name: New Anti-Catholicism The Last Acceptable Prejudice
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ISBN: 9780195154801

ISBN-10: 0195154800

ISBN-13: 9780195154801

Edition: 2003

Authors: Philip Jenkins

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Anti-Catholicism has a long history in America. And as Philip Jenkins argues in The New Anti-Catholicism, this virulent strain of hatred--once thought dead--is alive and well in our nation, but few people seem to notice, or care. A statement that is seen as racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic, or homophobic can haunt a speaker for years, writes Jenkins, but it is still possible to make hostile and vituperative public statements about Roman Catholicism without fear of serious repercussions. Jenkins shines a light on anti-Catholic sentiment in American society and illuminates its causes, looking closely at gay and feminist anti-Catholicism, anti-Catholic rhetoric and imagery in the media, and…

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List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/17/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 9.53" wide x 6.31" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English

Philip Jenkins is professor of history and religious studies at Pennsylvania State University. His many books include Pedophiles and Priests: Anatomy of a Social Crisis.



Preface



Limits of Hatred



The Catholic Menace



Catholics and Liberals



The Church Hates Women



The Church Kills Gays



Catholics and the News Media



"The Perp Walk of Sacramental Perverts": The Pedophile Priest Crisis



Catholics in Movies and Television



Black Legends: Rewriting Catholic History



The End of Prejudice?


Notes


Index