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American Catholics, American Culture

Tradition and Resistance

American Catholics, American Culture( )
Editor: Steinfels, Margaret O'Brien
Other Primary Creator: Steinfels, Peter
Royal, Robert
Contribution by: Steinfels, Peter
Bottum, J.
Buckley, Gail
Callahan, Daniel
Dillon, Michele
Doerflinger, Richard M.
Donohue, William
Doyle, Brian
Doyle, Kenneth J.
Elie, Paul
Fisher, James T.
Greeley, Andrew M.
Johnson, Luke Timothy
Massa, Mark
McGreevy, John T.
Moses, Paul
Ross, Susan A.
Sayers, Valerie
Segers, Mary C.
Silk, Mark
Whitehead, Barbara Dafoe
Wolfe, Alan
Woodward, Kenneth L.
Series title:American Catholics in the Public Square Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7425-3161-1
Publication Date:Mar 2004
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $44.00
Book Description:

American Catholics, American Culture: Tradition and Resistance, is introduced by Peter Steinfels and Robert Royal. Part One, "Against the Grain," explores the philosophical and practical differences between Catholicism and American culture on issues in sexuality, marriage, abortion, stem cell research, women's rights, and physician-assisted suicide. The essays attempt to mediate the divide between Catholicism's communal and personalist view of the human person and the American...
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Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Sociology Of Religion
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.44 x 8.94 x 0.48 Inches
Book Weight:0.66 Pounds
Author Biography
(Editor)
Roman Catholic priest Andrew M. Greeley was the author of more than 100 non-fiction works of theology, sociology, prayer, and poetry; a professor of sociology; a newspaper columnist; and a successful novelist, writing in several genres, including mystery and science fiction. He was born on February 5, 1928 and was a native of Chicago. Greeley studied at Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary and earned an AB from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in 1950, a Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1952, and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1954. He went on to receive a Master of Arts in 1961 and a Ph D in 1962.

Greeley's fiction, which often told stories of crime and scandal in the Roman Catholic church, can be violent and lurid and are considered controversial by many Church leaders. Greeley wrote on such issues as homosexuality in the clergy, pedophilia, and papal politics, and he created the popular mystery series starring Father Blackie Ryan, as well as another featuring the character Nuala McGrail.

Greeley was awarded honorary degrees from the University of Arizona, Bard College (New York State) and the National University of Ireland, Galway. In 1981, he received the F. Sadlier Dinger Award, which is presented each year by educational publisher William H. Sadlier, Inc. in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the ministry of religious education in America.

Greeley died on May 29, 2013 at his Chicago home. He was 85. 030



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