Catholicism and Historical Narrative

doi:10.5771/9780810888586

Catholicism and Historical Narrative

A Catholic Engagement with Historical Scholarship

1. Edition 2014

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ISBN print: 978-0-8108-8857-9
ISBN online: 978-0-8108-8858-6
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Abstract

Stories about the past shape not only the way people think about history, but also the way they act in the present. Nowhere is this truer than in the area of religion, which has been and continues to be a powerful motivating force in the lives of billions around the globe. In this volume, Catholicism and Historical Narrative: A Catholic Engagement with Historical Scholarship, contributors explore the way stories are constructed and show how a focus on Catholic figures and concerns challenges common understandings of important historical episodes and eras.

Editor Kevin Schmiesing has gathered a distinguished group of scholars who, in various ways, call into question conventional story lines by highlighting previously neglected Catholic ideas and individuals. Built on ample evidence and employing keen insight, each essay is the result of cutting-edge research in fields ranging from historical research on Puritan New England and the antebellum South to the history of abortion to the twentieth-century papacy.

Students and scholars of religious history, Catholic historians, and anyone interested in the intersection of religion and history will all find here much to interest—and maybe even surprise—in the chapters' arguments concerning the deficiencies of history's dominant narratives. The volume's focus on the history of Catholics in the United States makes it essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the place of Catholicism in the American story.

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i–x Preface i–x
- Contents
- Introduction
1–18 1 Audience, Method, Subject, and Faith 1–18
19–46 2 The Opening of the American Mind 19–46
47–72 3 Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin, and the American Narrative 47–72
73–102 4 A Convenient Untruth 73–102
103–126 5 Catholicism and Birth Control in American History 103–126
127–150 6 “Where Religious Freedom Runs in the Streams” 127–150
151–172 7 The Power of Historical Narrative 151–172
173–188 8 Valiant Women of Faith and Action 173–188
189–206 9 Popes, Catholics, and Jews 189–206
207–212 Index 207–212
213–215 About the Contributors 213–215

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