{"product_id":"faith-and-fury-fr-charles-connor-9781682780664","title":"Faith and Fury: The Rise of Catholicism During the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the bloody Civil War that split our nation, American bishops worked for the success of the Union . . . \u003ci\u003eand of the Confederacy!\u003c\/i\u003e As Catholics slaughtered Catholics, pious priests on both sides prayed God to give success in battle. . . \u003ci\u003eto their own side\u003c\/i\u003e. Men in blue and men in gray flinched at the Consecration as cannonballs (fired by Catholic opponents) rained down on them during battlefield Masses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany are the moving - and often surprising - stories in these pages of brave Catholics on both sides of the conflict - stories told by Fr. Charles Connor, one of our country's foremost experts on Catholic American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough searing anecdotes and learned analysis, Fr. Connor here shows how the tumult, tragedy, and bravery of the War forged a new American identity, even as it created a new \u003ci\u003eAmerican Catholic identity\u003c\/i\u003e, as Catholics--often new immigrants--found themselves on both sides of the conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFr. Connor's account shows that in the nineteenth century and on both sides of the conflict, the Church in America was a combination of visionary leadership and moral blindness - much as is the Church in America today. From consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, Catholics today will discover ways to bridge the gulf that today divides so many in our Church - and in our nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fr Charles Connor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 168278066X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682780664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ewtn Publishing Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.80d","brand":"Fr Charles Connor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984117268735,"sku":"9781682780664","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_537386fd-1e0e-4daa-9ad4-da3120e9414e.jpg?v=1683270590","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/faith-and-fury-fr-charles-connor-9781682780664","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}