Parish Boundaries - The Catholic Encounter with Race in the Twentieth-Century Urban North

In vivid portraits of parish life, historian John McGreevy examines the contacts and conflicts between Euro-American Catholics and their African-American neighbors. By tracing the transformation of a church, its people, and the nation, McGreevy illuminates the enormous impact of religious culture on modern American society. "PARISH BOUNDARIES can take its place in the front ranks of the literature of urban race relations".--Jonathan Dorfman, WASHINGTON POST BOOK REVIEW. 29 photos.

Summary

This volume chronicles the history of Catholic parishes in such major cities as Boston, Chicago, Detriot, New York and Philadelphia, linking their unique place in the urban landscape to the course of 20th-century American race relations.

Product details

• Authors: J. McGreevy, John Mcgreevy, John T. McGreevy, McGreevy John T.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.05.1998
• EAN: 9780226558745
• ISBN: 978-0-226-55874-5
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 567 g
• Series: Historical Studies of Urban Am; Historical Studies of Urban America; Historical Studies of Urban America (CHUP)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Anthropology, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social issues & processes, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Social and ethical issues, Physical anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies