Overview

What does it mean to be-or to have been raised-Catholic in America today, now that formally nonpracticing Catholics outnumber the memberships of any other single denomination? Catholic Lives, Contemporary America is a collection of informed and spirited essays focusing on Catholic lay practices not commonly recognized or, at times, officially sanctioned. For the formidable array of scholars and writers gathered here, being Catholic is not simply a matter of going to confession or attending Mass, and Catholicism’s contributions to American cultural identity remain open to question. Edited and with an introduction by Thomas J. Ferraro, Catholic Lives, Contemporary America offers a banquet of essays and interviews, at once subtle and accessible, treating American Catholic lives and legacies with compassion and flair. Contributors. Patrick Allitt, Paul Crowley, Thomas J. Ferraro, James T. Fisher, Paul Giles, Mary Gordon, Stanley Hauerwas, Frank Lentricchia, Robert A. Orsi, Camille Paglia, David Plante, Richard Rodriguez, Kathy Rudy, Andrew Sullivan, Mary Jo Weaver

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Author:   Thomas J. Ferraro
Publisher:   Duke University Press
Imprint:   Duke University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780822320432

ISBN 10:   0822320436
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   13 November 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments ix Not-Just-Cultural Catholics / Thomas J. Ferraro 1 ""Mildred, is it fun to be a cripple?"": The Culture of Suffering in Mid-Twentieth-Century American Catholicism / Robert A. Orsi 19 Father Chuck: A Reading of Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary's, or Why Priests Made Us Crazy / Mary Gordon 65 Clearing the Streets of the Catholic Lost Generation / James T. Fisher 76 Making It to Mepkin Abbey / Frank Lentricchia 104 The Intertextual Politics of Cultural Catholicism: Tiepolo, Madonna, Scorsese / Paul Giles 120 The Bitter Victory: Catholic Conservative Intellectuals in America, 1988–1993 / Patrick Allitt 141 Virtually Normal / Andrew Sullivan 171 Feminists and Patriarchs at the Catholic Church: Orthodoxy and Its Discontents / Mary Jo Weaver 187 The Double-Effect/Proportionalist Debate / Kathy Rudy 205 My Parents, My Religion, and My Writing / David Plante 222 A Homage to Mart and to the University Called Notre Dame / Stanley Hauerwas 227 A Pornographic Nun: An Interview with Camille Paglia / Thomas J. Ferraro 238 An Ancient Catholic: An Interview with Richard Rodriguez / Paul Crowley, S.J. 259 Contributors 267 Index 271"

Reviews

This collection informs, entertains, and challenges - with no apparent ideological axe to grind. Catholic Lives, Contemporary America is lively reading for those looking for a deeper take on the recent Catholic past and present. - James W. Arnold, St. Anthony Messenger

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Thomas J. Ferraro is Associate Professor of English at Duke University.

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