In Rome We Trust : The Rise of Catholics in American Political Life.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (255 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Catholics in the United States: "The Greek in the Midst of Troy" -- 2 The Catholic Church and the United States: The Discovery of America -- 3 The Catholic Church and the United States: Parallel Empires -- 4 Catholics and American Politics: The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Coalition -- 5 Politics and Religion in the United States: The Evangelical Meteorite -- 6 Catholicization of the United States: The Shift of Power and the Progress of Catholicism -- 7 The Americanization of the Catholic Church: In America We Trust -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
This book analyzes the increasing Catholicization of American political life and the increasing Americanization of the Catholic Church.