Confidence and Crisis: A History of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 1959 - 1977 - Hardcover

Steven Avella

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874620864 ISBN 13: 9780874620863

Publisher: Marquette Univ Pr, 2014

Synopsis

Confidence and Crisis covers the tumultuous era of Roman Catholic life in Southeastern Wisconsin from 1959-1977. The first years of this period (1959-1965) were a continuation of the Catholic mobilization of the post-war era. The ideological confidence of this period was reflected in significant institutional expansion, flourishing vocations to the priesthood and religious life, and record attendance at Catholic parishes and schools.
The implementation of Vatican II and Milwaukees engagement with issues of racial justice set another, more tentative, tone for the Catholic community. It was an era some remember as a period of great hope and idealism. For others it was a dark time, filled with confusion and bitter polarization in society and the Church.
Overseeing this transition was William E. Cousins, a priest of Chicago and a former bishop of Peoria, Illinois whose often improvised reactions to various crises and changes attempted to preserve archdiocesan unity.

About this title

About the Author:

Steven M. Avella is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and a professor of history at Marquette University. His previous work on the archdiocese includes In the Richness of the Earth. He is a former president of the American Catholic Historical Association.

About this edition

• Publisher: Marquette Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0874620864
• ISBN 13: 9780874620863
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 361