{"product_id":"tar-heel-catholics-9780761825982","title":"Tar Heel Catholics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall, Powers' book is important because it is the first comprehensive overview of the Catholic Church in North Carolina. Tar Heel Catholics should serve as a springboard for all future scholarship on Catholicism in a state that has evolved from a backwater of Catholicism into one of the nation's most dynamic Catholic communities. -- John Quinterno, Assistant Director, Program on Southern Politics, Media,and Public Life, UNC-Chapel Hill\u003cbr\u003eThis book is reveting history... * The Catholic Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003eThis study is a welcome and informative addition to a growing southern Catholic historiography. -- James M. Woods, Georgia Southern University * Journal of Southern History *\u003cbr\u003eTar Heel Catholics is strongly recommended for any interested reader, regardless of faith, and will also become the necessary starting point for academic researchers pursuing all topics related to Catholicism in North Carolina. -- Donald Beagle, Belmont Abbey College * North Carolina Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chronology Chapter 4 The Bridge to the Modern World: Bishop Waters \u0026amp; Civil Rights; The Dream: A Church in Every County; The Sixties: Conflict \u0026amp; Change Chapter 5 A Seed Very Slow to Grow: The Establishment of an Ecclesiastical Presence: Bishop John England \u0026amp; Judge William Gaston; The Search for a Just Society: Church Governance, Slavery, and Catholic Political Rights; The Collapse \u0026amp; Reconstruction of the Chu Chapter 6 The Challenges of Expansion: A Diocese at Last: Bishops Hafey \u0026amp; McGuinness; Pioneering Clergy; Western Expansion: The Diocese of Charlotte Chapter 7 Evolving Ministries in a Diverse Church: Religious Orders of Men \u0026amp; Women; Racial \u0026amp; Ethnic Minorities; Toward a Collegial Church Chapter 8 Abbreviations \u0026amp; Brief Citations Chapter 9 Notes Chapter 10 Selected Bibliography Chapter 11 About the Author Chapter 12 Index","brand":"University Press of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037775298903,"sku":"9780761825982","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761825982.jpg?v=1750937257","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tar-heel-catholics-9780761825982","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}