The faithful departed: the collapse of Boston's Catholic culture
Introduction: The good of the church -- The Catholic century -- The Irish conquest -- Under new management -- Good neighbors -- Personally opposed, but-- -- Shifting foundations -- The center cannot hold -- Waiting for Roe -- Moving out of the Catholic ghetto -- "Southie won't go" --...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York
Encounter Books
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Further subjects: | B
Catholic Church (Massachusetts) (Boston)
B Boston (Mass.) Religious life and customs B Boston (Mass.) Church history |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Introduction: The good of the church -- The Catholic century -- The Irish conquest -- Under new management -- Good neighbors -- Personally opposed, but-- -- Shifting foundations -- The center cannot hold -- Waiting for Roe -- Moving out of the Catholic ghetto -- "Southie won't go" -- Lost battles -- Habits of denial -- The collapse -- The learning curve -- Not enough millstones -- Lost in Dallas -- The death watch -- Ruin -- Generations betrayed -- The Beacon Hill massacre -- Restoration -- The wrong explanations -- The dash-2 bishops -- The church militant |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | V, 272 p. |
| ISBN: | 1594032114 |