Communion of Immigrants - A History of Catholics in America

Klappentext Tracing more than four centuries of Catholics in America, this concise study is a fascinating look at the history of the country's largest religious denomination. 15 photos. Zusammenfassung Catholicism has grown from a suppressed and persecuted outsiders' religion in the American colonies to become the nation's single largest denomination. James Fisher surveys more than four centuries of Catholics' involvement in American history! following the transformation of catholicism into one of America's most culturaly and ethnically diverse religions.

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• Authors: James T. Fisher, James T. (Professor of Theology and Co-Director Fisher, James Terence Fisher, Fisher James T.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2007
• EAN: 9780195333305
• ISBN: 978-0-19-533330-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 208 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Religion in American Life; Religion in American Life
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; USA, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, United States of America, USA, Church history, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church