The Culture of Catholicism in the United States

Even though by now one quarter of the overall population of the United States is Catholic, the complexity and diversity of American Catholicism has not received the same amount of scholarly attention devoted to the role of other, particularly Protestant, denominations. Hence, it was the aim of an international conference on The Culture of Catholicism in the United States that was held at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, to address the multifaceted character of American Catholicism and to encourage further interdisciplinary investigation into its historical and contemporary dimensions. Topics such as the role of Catholicism in American history; the position of the Church in a multiethnic society; the tension between Catholicism and Americanism; Catholicism in art, literature, and the media; and the history and future prospects of Catholic schools are therefore approached in the essays collected in this volume from the perspectives of various academic disciplines.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Saskia Hertlein ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Lehrstuhl für Amerikanistik an der Universität Duisburg-Essen und Lehrbeauftragte am Lehrstuhl für Amerikanistik an der Katholischen Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.

Zusammenfassung

Even though by now one quarter of the overall population of the United States is Catholic, the complexity and diversity of American Catholicism has not received the same amount of scholarly attention devoted to the role of other, particularly Protestant, denominations. Hence, it was the aim of an international conference on “The Culture of Catholicism in the United States” that was held at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, to address the multifaceted character of American Catholicism and to encourage further interdisciplinary investigation into its historical and contemporary dimensions.
Topics such as the role of Catholicism in American history; the position of the Church in a multiethnic society; the tension between Catholicism and Americanism; Catholicism in art, literature, and the media; and the history and future prospects of Catholic schools are therefore approached in the essays collected in this volume from the perspectives of various academic disciplines.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Saski Hertlein (Herausgeber), Saskia Hertlein (Herausgeber), Josef Schnackertz (Herausgeber), Josef Schnackertz (Herausgeber), Hermann J. Schnackertz (Herausgeber), Hermann Josef Schnackertz (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Universitätsverlag Winter
• Sprache: Englisch, Deutsch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.02.2012
• EAN: 9783825359386
• ISBN: 978-3-8253-5938-6
• Seiten: 360
• Gewicht: 566 g
• Serien: American Studies / A Monograph Series; American Studies; American Studies – A Monograph Series; American Studies / A Monograph Series; American Studies
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie; religiöse Identität, Religion /USA, Katholizismus /USA, Zivilgesellschaft /USA, Religion und Medien /USA, Exzeptionalismus, amerikanischer, Bildungswesen /USA, Kirche und Staat /USA