Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to American Catholicism
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to American Catholicism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Historical Overview
- Part II Catholic Life and Culture
- 4 Catholic Worship
- 5 Catholic Intellectual Life
- 6 Catholic Education
- 7 Social Welfare and Social Reform
- 8 Women Religious
- 9 Catholics and Politics
- 10 Arts and Culture
- 11 Anti-Catholicism in the United States
- 12 Gender and Sexuality
- 13 American Catholics in a Global Context
- Part III The Many Faces of Catholicism
- Part IV Conclusion
- Index
- Series page
- References
9 - Catholics and Politics
from Part II - Catholic Life and Culture
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 May 2021
Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to American Catholicism
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to American Catholicism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Historical Overview
- Part II Catholic Life and Culture
- 4 Catholic Worship
- 5 Catholic Intellectual Life
- 6 Catholic Education
- 7 Social Welfare and Social Reform
- 8 Women Religious
- 9 Catholics and Politics
- 10 Arts and Culture
- 11 Anti-Catholicism in the United States
- 12 Gender and Sexuality
- 13 American Catholics in a Global Context
- Part III The Many Faces of Catholicism
- Part IV Conclusion
- Index
- Series page
- References
Summary
The political history of American Catholics reflects the larger struggle of Catholic outsiders to overcome an often hostile Protestant society. Theirs was ultimately a battle for full citizenship in the American republic, from cultural acceptance to economic achievement to political prominence. And when they finally achieved it, theirs was a victory not only for Catholics, but for those countless other Americans who helped them get there.
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- The Cambridge Companion to American Catholicism , pp. 159 - 178Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
References
Further Reading
Heclo, Hugh, and McClay, Wilfred. Religion Returns to the Public Square: Faith and Policy in America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.Google Scholar
Heyer, Kristin, Rozell, Mark, and Genovese, Michael, eds. Catholics and Politics: The Dynamic Tension between Faith and Power. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2008.Google Scholar
Hudson, Deal. Onward Christian Soldiers: The Growing Political Power of Catholics and Evangelicals in the United States. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2008.Google Scholar
Issel, William. Church and State in the City: Catholics and Politics in Twentieth-Century San Francisco. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2012.Google Scholar
McAndrews, Lawrence J. The Era of Education: The Presidents and the Schools, 1965–2001. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2006.Google Scholar
McGreevy, John T. Parish Boundaries: The Catholic Encounter with Race in the Twentieth-Century Urban North. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.Google Scholar
Millies, Steven P. Good Intentions: A History of Catholic Voters’ Road from Roe to Trump. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2018.Google Scholar
Sterne, Evelyn. Ballots and Bibles: Ethnic Politics and the Catholic Church in Providence. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2004.Google Scholar