Imperial Church: Catholic Founding Fathers and United States Empire

by Katherine D Moran

Through a fascinating discussion of religion's role in the rhetoric of American civilizing empire, The Imperial Church undertakes an exploration of how Catholic mission histories served as a useful reference for Americans narrating US settler colonialism on the North American continent and seeking to extend military, political, and cultural power around the world. Katherine D. Moran traces historical celebrations of Catholic missionary histories...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501748815
• ISBN13: 9781501748813
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher