{"product_id":"the-making-of-american-catholicism-michael-j-pfeifer-9781479889426","title":"The Making of American Catholicism: Regional Culture and the Catholic Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTraces the development of Catholic cultures in the South, the Midwest, the West, and the Northeast, and their contribution to larger patterns of Catholicism in the United States\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost histories of American Catholicism take a national focus, leading to a homogenization of American Catholicism that misses much of the local complexity that has marked how Catholicism developed differently in different parts of the country. Such histories often treat northeastern Catholicism, such as the Irish Catholicism of Boston, as if it reflects the full history and experience of Catholicism across the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Making of American Catholicism \u003c\/i\u003eargues that regional and transnational relationships have been central to the development of American Catholicism. The American Catholic experience has diverged significantly among regions; if we do not examine how it has taken shape in local cultures, we miss a lot. Exploring the history of Catholic cultures in New Orleans, Iowa, Wisconsin, Los Angeles, and New York City, the volume assesses the role of region in American Catholic history, carefully exploring the development of American Catholic cultures across the continental United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on extensive archival research, \u003ci\u003eThe Making of American Catholicism\u003c\/i\u003e argues that American Catholicism developed as transnational Catholics creatively adapted their devotional and ideological practices in particular American regional contexts. They emphasized notions of republicanism, individualistic capitalism, race, ethnicity, and gender, resulting in a unique form of Catholicism that dominates the United States today. The book offers close attention to race and racism in American Catholicism, including the historical experiences of African American and Latinx Catholics as well as Catholics of European descent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael J. Pfeifer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479889423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479889426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Michael J. Pfeifer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989006745855,"sku":"9781479889426","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c4708038-c30f-48bc-9f0d-78e34f4149b9.jpg?v=1683297389","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-making-of-american-catholicism-michael-j-pfeifer-9781479889426","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}