The American Catholic Revolution: How the Sixties Changed the Church Forever - Softcover

Massa S.J., Mark S.

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9780199341535: The American Catholic Revolution: How the Sixties Changed the Church Forever
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ISBN 10: 0199341532 ISBN 13: 9780199341535
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2014

Synopsis

In the 1960s, the Second Vatican Council enacted the most sweeping changes the Catholic Church had seen in centuries. In readable and compelling prose, Mark S. Massa tells the story of the cultural war these changes ignited in the United States - a war that is still being waged today.

Suddenly, one Sunday, the mass as the faithful had always known it was different, and so was the Church they had believed was timeless and unchanging. Once the Church opened the door to change, Massa argues, it could not be closed again. Skirmishes broke out over the proper way to worship. Soon, Catholics were bitterly divided over birth control, abortion, celibacy, female priests, and the authority of the Church itself.

As he narrates these turbulent events, Massa takes us beyond stereotypes of liberals and conservatives, offering new insights into the last fifty years of American Catholicism.

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About the Author

Mark S. Massa, SJ, is the Dean of the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199341532
ISBN 13 
9780199341535
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
220
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