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The Church and the Land: The National Catholic Rural Life Conference and American Society, 1923-2007 - Hardcover
Synopsis
The Church and the Land is the first scholarly history of the Catholic rural life movement in the United States from its beginning in the 1920s to the present day. It tells the story of the men and women of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference (NCRLC) who labored to bring Catholic principles into effect to benefit the farm families, agricultural laborers, and others who lived in the American countryside....
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"David Bovee's work is a very significant contribution to the history of American Catholicism. This is the first full-length study of the NCRLC, and it fills a gap. The scholarship is superb. Bovee has used every conceivable primary and secondary source available."--Margaret M. McGuinness, professor and chair of religious studies, La Salle University
"Everybody who does work in this field is familiar with David Bovee. The...
About the Author
David S. Bovee received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago and is currently assistant professor of history at Fort Hays State University in Kansas.
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- PublisherThe Catholic University of America Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0813217202
- ISBN 13 9780813217208
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages399
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