What they wished for :: American Catholics and American presidents, 1960-2004 /

As a religious bloc, Roman Catholics constitute the most populous religious denomination in the United States, comprising one in four Americans. With the election of John F. Kennedy as president in 1960, they attained a political prominence to match their rapidly ascending socioeconomic and cultural...

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1. Verfasser: McAndrews, Lawrence J. (Lawrence John) (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Athens : University of Georgia Press, 2014.
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Zusammenfassung:As a religious bloc, Roman Catholics constitute the most populous religious denomination in the United States, comprising one in four Americans. With the election of John F. Kennedy as president in 1960, they attained a political prominence to match their rapidly ascending socioeconomic and cultural profile. From Vietnam to Iraq, the civil rights movement to federal funding for faith-based initiatives, and from birth control to abortion, American Catholics have won at least as often as they have lost. What They Wished For by Lawrence J. McAndrews traces the role of American Catholics in presid.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-483) and index.
ISBN:9780820347110
0820347116
130657143X
9781306571432
0820353868
9780820353869

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