Tar Heel Catholics : A History of Catholicism in North Carolina

Powers, William F.

University Press of America（2003/10発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 532 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780761825999
• DDC分類 282.756

Full Description

Although today the largest religious denomination in the United States, until the 1960s, the Roman Catholic Church represented less than 1 percent of the population of North Carolina. Tar Heel Catholics recounts the story of the Catholic Church in what was long called "mission territory" on the doorstep of a rapidly developing American Catholic institutional presence. The explanation of this phenomenon lies in the history of the Deep South itself, including slavery, segregation, and the overwhelming religious dominance of the Baptist church. Tar Heel Catholics relates the great difficulty early churchmen encountered in attempting to establish Catholicism in an inhospitable environment. It was not until 1924 that North Carolina became the last state in the union to gain the status of a diocese.

Contents

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Chronology
Chapter 4 The Bridge to the Modern World: Bishop Waters & Civil Rights; The Dream: A Church in Every County; The Sixties: Conflict & Change
Chapter 5 A Seed Very Slow to Grow: The Establishment of an Ecclesiastical Presence: Bishop John England & Judge William Gaston; The Search for a Just Society: Church Governance, Slavery, and Catholic Political Rights; The Collapse & Reconstruction of the Chu
Chapter 6 The Challenges of Expansion: A Diocese at Last: Bishops Hafey & McGuinness; Pioneering Clergy; Western Expansion: The Diocese of Charlotte
Chapter 7 Evolving Ministries in a Diverse Church: Religious Orders of Men & Women; Racial & Ethnic Minorities; Toward a Collegial Church
Chapter 8 Abbreviations & Brief Citations
Chapter 9 Notes
Chapter 10 Selected Bibliography
Chapter 11 About the Author
Chapter 12 Index