Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Vatican, and the Roman Catholic Church in America, 1933-1945 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781403961686)

American Catholics had long been a crucial voting bloc in the United States, particularly in the Democratic Party. With the nation mired in economic depression and the threat of war looming across the Atlantic, in 1932 Catholics had to weigh, perhaps more seriously than ever before, political allegiance versus religious affiliation. Many chose party over religion, electing Frankiln D. Roosevelt, a Protestant. No stone goes unturned in this volume, which grew out of an international conference in 1998 held at the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park, New York. From the multiplicity of Catholic responses to the New Deal, through Roosevelt's diplomatic relationship with the Vatican during the Second World War, and on to the response of the United States and the Vatican to the Holocaust, this book expands our understanding of a fascinating and largely unexplored aspect of Roosevelt's presidency. A complex blend of religion and politics, with the added ingredients of economics and war, this diverse, insightful collection promises an intellectual feast for those with an interest in virtually any aspect of American history during the Roosevelt era.

Author: David B. Woolner
ISBN-10: 1403961689
ISBN-13: 9781403961686
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2003
Pages: 295
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.62w x 0.92d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2004 pg. 61