The American Catholic Experience: A
History from Colonial Times to the
Present by Jay P. Dolan
Excellent Sensitivity Resource
Spanning nearly 500 years, The American Catholic Experience describes
the Catholic experience from the arrival of Columbus and the other
European explorers to the present day. Jay P. Dolan discusses
Catholicism as it spread across the New World, transforming - and being
transformed by - the land and its people. The book traces the evolution of
the urban ethnic communities by examining the vital contributions of the
immigrant church to Catholicism. Finally, Dolan examines the controversy
of the modern church and the extraordinary changes in the Catholic
consciousness as it comes to grips with such contemporary social and
theological issues as war and peace, the arms race, abortion, social
justice, the ordination of women, and a married clergy.
Personal Review: The American Catholic Experience: A History
from Colonial Times to the Present by Jay P. Dolan

This is exceptional resource for all to learn the mindset of American
Catholics. Too often we assume they are back in the Reformation times,
and they don't consider themselves there at all. Thus, to approach them
this book is an invaluable source. Well written, historically accurate, this is
insight into American Catholic ethos at its best!
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