TRS 627 Catholics in a Non-Catholic World: Religious Identities, Anti-Catholicism, and Nativism
An exploration of the self-understandings of Catholics in a society characterized by religious pluralism, separation of church and state, and periodic hostility toward Catholics and immigrants. Emphasizes the dynamics involved in forming American-Catholic identities during particular periods and in social-religious contexts. The periodical press and the literature of various persons and movements will be the primary source materials for research papers