Anti-Catholicism in America The Last Acceptable Prejudice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780824523626)

One of the most important books in religion this year is a tour-de-force of new investigation, scholarly rigor, storytelling, and humor. In this authoritative work, Mark Massa, program director of Fordham University's Center for American Catholic Studies, reveals how American Catholics' distinctive way of viewing the world is constantly misunderstood by outsiders. This book tells the astonishing story of how a supposedly tolerant American culture has prejudged members of their largest religious group, and how the profound differences between Catholics and non-Catholics explain this animosity. Crossroad is pleased to present the paperback edition with major study guide. Chapters include: The Varieties of Anti-Catholicism in the United States; Do Catholics and Protestant See the World Differently? Catholic-Protestant Tensions in Postwar America; The Power of Negative Thinking; The Death Cookie and Other "Catholics Cartoons"; Catholicism and Science; "Why Does He Say Those Awful Things about Catholics?"; Betrayal in Boston; The Last Acceptable Prejudice?

Author: Mark Massa
ISBN-10: 0824523628
ISBN-13: 9780824523626
Publisher: Herder & Herder
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2005
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.06w x 0.76d