Catholicism and the shaping of 19th century America /
Gjerde, Jon, 1953-2008.
Catholicism and the shaping of 19th century America / Jon Gjerde ; edited by S. Deborah Kang. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (xviii, 273 pages) : illustrations
Machine generated contents note: 1. Editor's preface S. Deborah Kang; 2. Introduction Jon Gjerde; 3. The Protestant conundrum Jon Gjerde; The Catholic conundrum Jon Gjerde; 4. Conversion and the West Jon Gjerde; 5. Schools and the state Jon Gjerde; 6. Protestant and Catholic critiques of family and women Jon Gjerde; 7. The American economy and social justice Jon Gjerde; 8. Epilogue S. Deborah Kang.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Catholicism and the Shaping of Nineteenth-Century America; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Editor's Preface; Introduction; 1 The Protestant Conundrum; The Colonial Inheritance: Catholicism and the State; Nation Building: The Protestant Foundation and the Catholic Threat; The Protestant Conundrum; Conclusion; 2 The Catholic Conundrum; The Catholic Counternarrative; The Catholic Conundrum; Outcomes; 3 Conversion and the West; American Religious Freedom and Catholic Conversion; The Protestant Conversion; Outcomes; 4 Schools and the State The Evolution of the Public Schools in the Early National PeriodThe New York City School Controversy; The Pillorized Catholic World; The Move Toward Secularization in the Schools; 5 Protestant and Catholic Critiques of Family and Women; The Changing Family in Antebellum America; The Catholic Peril to the American Family: The Convent, the Priest, and the Confessional; The Catholic System and the American Family; The Catholic Response; Conclusion; 6 The American Economy and Social Justice; The Protestant Market of Goods and Souls; The Catholic Response; The Slavery Question; Editor's Epilogue
"Catholicism and the Shaping of Nineteenth-Century America offers one of the first comparative treatments of Protestant and Catholic history in nineteenth-century America. Gjerde argues that Protestant-Catholic conflicts helped shape the nation, fostering the development of broader ideas about religious diversity in American society"--Provided by publisher
9781139206464 113920646X 1139203487 9781139203487
Catholic Church--History--United States--19th century.
Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches.
Église catholique--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Catholic Church
1800-1899
Christianity--Influence.--United States
Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church.
HISTORY--United States--19th Century.
RELIGION--Christianity--History.
Christianity--Influence
Interfaith relations
Protestant churches
United States--Church history--19th century.
United States--History--19th century.
États-Unis--Histoire religieuse--19e siècle.
États-Unis--Histoire--19e siècle.
United States
Church history
History
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277.3/07
Catholicism and the shaping of 19th century America / Jon Gjerde ; edited by S. Deborah Kang. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (xviii, 273 pages) : illustrations
Machine generated contents note: 1. Editor's preface S. Deborah Kang; 2. Introduction Jon Gjerde; 3. The Protestant conundrum Jon Gjerde; The Catholic conundrum Jon Gjerde; 4. Conversion and the West Jon Gjerde; 5. Schools and the state Jon Gjerde; 6. Protestant and Catholic critiques of family and women Jon Gjerde; 7. The American economy and social justice Jon Gjerde; 8. Epilogue S. Deborah Kang.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Catholicism and the Shaping of Nineteenth-Century America; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Editor's Preface; Introduction; 1 The Protestant Conundrum; The Colonial Inheritance: Catholicism and the State; Nation Building: The Protestant Foundation and the Catholic Threat; The Protestant Conundrum; Conclusion; 2 The Catholic Conundrum; The Catholic Counternarrative; The Catholic Conundrum; Outcomes; 3 Conversion and the West; American Religious Freedom and Catholic Conversion; The Protestant Conversion; Outcomes; 4 Schools and the State The Evolution of the Public Schools in the Early National PeriodThe New York City School Controversy; The Pillorized Catholic World; The Move Toward Secularization in the Schools; 5 Protestant and Catholic Critiques of Family and Women; The Changing Family in Antebellum America; The Catholic Peril to the American Family: The Convent, the Priest, and the Confessional; The Catholic System and the American Family; The Catholic Response; Conclusion; 6 The American Economy and Social Justice; The Protestant Market of Goods and Souls; The Catholic Response; The Slavery Question; Editor's Epilogue
"Catholicism and the Shaping of Nineteenth-Century America offers one of the first comparative treatments of Protestant and Catholic history in nineteenth-century America. Gjerde argues that Protestant-Catholic conflicts helped shape the nation, fostering the development of broader ideas about religious diversity in American society"--Provided by publisher
9781139206464 113920646X 1139203487 9781139203487
Catholic Church--History--United States--19th century.
Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches.
Église catholique--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Catholic Church
1800-1899
Christianity--Influence.--United States
Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church.
HISTORY--United States--19th Century.
RELIGION--Christianity--History.
Christianity--Influence
Interfaith relations
Protestant churches
United States--Church history--19th century.
United States--History--19th century.
États-Unis--Histoire religieuse--19e siècle.
États-Unis--Histoire--19e siècle.
United States
Church history
History
BR525 / .G47 2012eb
277.3/07