About this title: In this magisterial history of the rise of the Catholic Church, author Charles Morris draws on extensive archival research to inform his exhaustive study of Catholicism's rise from an immigrant religion to its current position as "America's most powerful church." Along the way, he captures the full range of American Catholics--dissidents and the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Date Published: 05/1997
ISBN-13:9780812920499ISBN:081292049X
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 511 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. 1997-Hardcover----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780679742210ISBN:0679742212
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 528 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. This is an undamaged book with no writing or highlighting, a perfect spine, and little-to-no wear. It is in very good, near-collectible shape. read more
Edition: FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780812920499ISBN:081292049X
Description: Beautiful near-mint condition. Spotless inside. A couple of tiny black dots on bottom of book (outer page edges). Dust jacket has no chips, tears, or stains. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 511 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780812920499ISBN:081292049X
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. 1st edition like new hardbound. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 511 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Times Books 1997. Remainder Mark. Light Wear to Cover. Sticker Scar on Cover. Weak Back Hinge. All books in VG or better condition. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Times Books, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780812920499ISBN:081292049X
Description: Good + in Good jacket. Tight spine, clean copy. Tan boards with gray spine, gold lettering. Rolled spine, edges yellowed slightly. DJ-edges rubbed, no chips or tears, back lightly soiled. 511 Pgs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A. : Random House, 1997
ISBN-13:9780812920499ISBN:081292049X
Description: Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book is tight & clean/unmarked & barely read, DJ has light rubbing back cover otherwise bright with NO price clip, tiny remainder dot on edge of pages-a nice copy! read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Times Books
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780812920499ISBN:081292049X
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Clean, unread, tight copy. Like new condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 511 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
"As a Catholic who often struggles with "official" positions on issues of personal morality and interspecies ethics, I found Morris' historical account of the American Catholic Church to be comforting. Far from the monolithic institution sometimes portrayed in films and tv, the Church, according to Morris, is comprised of fairly autonomous clergy who tailor their dioceases and parishes to the needs of the people.
My only gripe about the book is that *I* read it ten years too late. I found myself wondering what Morris would think about what appears to be the increasingly heavy hand of Rome in the affairs of the American Church and what he would say about the rise of the man he calls "Father Ratzinger" or "Cardinal Ratzinger," whom we now know as Pope Benedict XVI."
"This book was all the rage when I read it a few years ago. It was an exhaustive study of the Catholic Church in the US, including ideas about the future of the American Catholic Church. It was written before 2002, so the scandal that is currently plaguing the Church isn't touched upon. For anyone interested in learning about the development of the Catholic Church in America, though, this is the book to read."
"As a recent convert to Catholicism, I wanted to learn about the Church's experience in America. This book fit the bill. The interplay between ethnic groups was particularly interesting, and gives me a lot of insight on present-day Chicago and New York."
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