Catholicism and American Freedom: A History

by John T. McGreevy

Book Overview

For two centuries, Catholicism has played a profound and largely unexamined role in America's political and intellectual life. Emphasizing the communal over the individual, protections for workers and the poor over market freedoms, and faith in eternal verities over pragmatic compromises, the Catholic worldview has been a constant foil to liberalism. "Catholicism and American Freedom" is a groundbreaking tale of strange bedfellows and bitter conflicts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039332608X
• ISBN13: 9780393326086
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.3"