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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis volume of essays so exemplifies civil yet strenuous exchange on volatile topics in contemporary Catholicism that it exceeds a search for common Catholic ground and becomes instead that much-praised, seldom-found reality: a community of discourse... I recommend the volume to anyone seeking a constructive path in divisive times, to parish clergy, to women and men religious, to all interested in U.S. civic life, and to faculty and students doing courses in theology, American history, cultural studies, or Catholic studies. * America: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture *
This volume is a valuable contribution to what it calls a 'vigorous and articulated religious participation in public affairs' and should be in any library keeping abreast of current issues. * Library Journal *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgements Part 3 Introduction Part 4 Against the Grain Chapter 5 Catholics in America: Antipathy and Assimilation Chapter 6 Abortion, Sexuality, and Catholicism's Public Presence Chapter 7 The Church's Prophetic Response: Connecting Sexuality, Marriage, Family, and Children: A Response Chapter 8 The Complexities and Ambiguities of the "Prophetic Dimension": A Response Chapter 9 The Pro-Life Message and Catholic Social Teaching: Problems of Reception Chapter 10 The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Pro-Life Agenda: A Response Chapter 11 The Abortion Debate: Good for the Church and Good for American Society Chapter 12 Killing Yourself: Physician-Assisted Suicide in Oregon Part 13 Part II: Popular Culture and Literature Chapter 14 Catholicism as American Popular Culture Chapter 15 "As If in Prayer": A Response to "Catholicism as American Popular Culture" Chapter 16 The Last Catholic Writer in America? Chapter 17 Being a Writer, Being a Catholic: Sometimes the Twain Can Meet Chapter 18 The Press and the Church's Social Teaching: Friends or Foes? Chapter 19 Assertions, Not Reasons: A Response Part 20 Part III: Anti-Catholicism in the United States: The VIew from History Chapter 21 An Ugly Little Secret Revisited: A Pretest on Anti-Catholicism in America Chapter 22 Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice? Yes Chapter 23 Voices from the Field Part 24 About the Contributors
