Washington and Rome: Catholicism in American Culture

by Michael Zöller

To an outside observer, the religious culture of the United States might seem astonishing. For German sociologist Michael Z ller, American Catholicism is more than that; it is a contradiction in terms.

With its historical consciousness, emphasis on institutionalized structures, and combination of skepticism and assurance of grace, Catholicism seems to embody the very opposite of the American cultural principle. Z ller here reexamines widely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268019533
• ISBN13: 9780268019532
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"