Catholic America's Love Affair with the Little Flower
The phenomenal reception of the life and doctrine of St. Thérèse of Lisieux among early twentieth-century Catholic Americans is indicative of one of the country's great love affairs. An examination of books and articles written by Catholic American clerics and lay intellectuals who disseminated...
| Published in: | American catholic studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Catholic Historical Society
2005
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American catholic studies
Year: 2005, Volume: 116, Issue: 3, Pages: 39-54 |
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| Summary: | The phenomenal reception of the life and doctrine of St. Thérèse of Lisieux among early twentieth-century Catholic Americans is indicative of one of the country's great love affairs. An examination of books and articles written by Catholic American clerics and lay intellectuals who disseminated Thérèse's message during the 1920s and 1930s reveals certain patterns of emphasis pointing to specific motives for its propagation. They saw in the saint's life and teachings an antidote for "Modernism" and the ills of an increasingly secularized culture, as well as a role model for evangelization. Catholic intellectuals, who spoke on behalf of a lay population largely comprised of poor, immigrant, and workingclass people, recognized Thérèse as a saint for the "common man." Today, approximately eighty years after St. Thérèse's introduction to the United States, her image, name, and story remain among the most familiar features of Catholic America's religious landscape. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8534 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American catholic studies
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