The Gibbons Legacy: The Remarkable Rise, Meteoric Fall, and Uncertain Future of the Catholic Church in America

Name: The Gibbons Legacy: The Remarkable Rise, Meteoric Fall, and Uncertain Future of the Catholic Church in America
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ISBN: 9781586177577

ISBN-10: 1586177575

ISBN-13: 9781586177577

Edition: 2013

Authors: Russell Shaw

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Has the Americanization of American Catholics--their cultural assimilation, that is--been a blessing or a curse for the Church in the United States? Or has it been a bit of both? In The Gibbons Legacy Russell Shaw takes a searching look at that question and reaches a disturbing conclusion. Cultural assimilation, which was ardently championed by churchmen like the great Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore around the turn of the last century, has undoubtedly conferred many benefits on Catholics. Their absorption into the secular culture of America, however, now threatens the Catholic identity of millions of faithful and of their institutions, such as schools, universities, and hospitals. Shaw…

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List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Ignatius Pr
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English