Rome and the new republic: conflict and community in philadelphia catholicism between the revolution and the civil war
Auteur :
Light, Dale B.
Éditeur :
University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN :
9780268016524
Date de publication :
1 mai 1996
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This work traces the ideological, institutional and social imperatives that shaped Philadelphia's Catholic community in the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War. The core of the book is a series of confrontations between Catholic bishops and dissenters, both lay and clerical.