The American Catholic Revolution: How the Sixties Changed the Church Forever
Paperback
|English
|0199341532
|
9780199341535
The American Catholic Revolution: How the Sixties Changed the Church Forever
Paperback
|English
|0199341532
|
9780199341535
Overview
In the 1960s, the Second Vatican Council enacted the most sweeping changes the Catholic Church had seen in centuries. In readable and compelling prose, Mark S. Massa tells the story of the cultural war these changes ignited in the United States - a war that is still being waged today.Suddenly, one Sunday, the mass as the faithful had always known it was different, and so was the Church they had believed was timeless and unchanging. Once the Church opened the door to change, Massa argues, it could not be closed again. Skirmishes broke out over the proper way to worship. Soon,
Catholics were bitterly divided over birth control, abortion, celibacy, female priests, and the authority of the Church itself.
As he narrates these turbulent events, Massa takes us beyond stereotypes of liberals and conservatives, offering new insights into the last fifty years of American Catholicism.
ISBN: 0199341532
ISBN13: 9780199341535
Author: Mark S. Massa S.J.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
PublicationDate: 2014-09-15
Language: English
Edition: Reprint
PageCount: 220
Dimensions: 0.7 x 6.1 x 9.1
inches
Weight:
12.0 ounces
Description
In the 1960s, the Second Vatican Council enacted the most sweeping changes the Catholic Church had seen in centuries. In readable and compelling prose, Mark S. Massa tells the story of the cultural war these changes ignited in the United States - a war that is still being waged today.
Suddenly, one Sunday, the mass as the faithful had always known it was different, and so was the Church they had believed was timeless and unchanging. Once the Church opened the door to change, Massa argues, it could not be closed again. Skirmishes broke out over the proper way to worship. Soon,
Catholics were bitterly divided over birth control, abortion, celibacy, female priests, and the authority of the Church itself.
As he narrates these turbulent events, Massa takes us beyond stereotypes of liberals and conservatives, offering new insights into the last fifty years of American Catholicism.
Massa goes in-depth on the aftermath of Vatican II in this country. This is absolutely essential reading if you want to understand the turmoil and turbulence that occurred in the American Church in the late 1960s.--
U.S. Catholic
That the history Massa recounts is so recent makes his book even more remarkable. He has produced a credible description of the forest while most of us are still busy scrutinizing individual trees. And that he has done so with such grace and humor will win Massa more admirers, not only among
scholars but also among the coveted and elusive 'general readers.'
--
America Magazine
Well-written, accessible, and consistently interesting. --
Worship Magazine
This is a good read, beautifully written, for those who want to understand what happened in that decade. --
Conscience Magazine
The American Catholic Revolution is an engaging, accessible, and astute appraisal of twentieth century Catholicism that makes the convincing case for a Catholic tradition defined by change. --
Catholic Library World
Massa offers a keen, captivating study of the Vatican II era and its influence on American Catholicism... Recommended. --
Choice
With his characteristic clarity and verve, Mark Massa provides a balanced and badly needed analysis of 'the Catholic sixties.' He tells a gripping story of that fateful decade by seeing the great issues revealed through the lenses of specific incidents and personages. He is thus able to hold our
attention and, most important, dispel the comforting myth that the issues were frivolous, without merit, and not worthy of revisiting today.
--Rev. John O'Malley, S.J., author of
What Happened at Vatican II
Mark Massa brilliantly identifies historical consciousness as the acid that dissolved the old Catholic certainties. He is equally convincing in demonstrating that the story of Catholicism since Vatican II is an example of the law of unintended consequences. There was no conspiracy of left or
right; just an unexpected combination of internal Catholic stresses and a volatile situation in the United States of the sixties and seventies.
--Patrick N. Allitt, Cahoon Family Professor of American History, Emory University
This is absolutely essential reading if you want to understand the turmoil and turbulaence that occured in the American Church in the Late 1960's.--Ken Trainor, One Man's Guide to Reading on Vatican II
Massa makes his argument is very readable prose and with many historical facts....--James F. Garneau, Mount Olive College
Suddenly, one Sunday, the mass as the faithful had always known it was different, and so was the Church they had believed was timeless and unchanging. Once the Church opened the door to change, Massa argues, it could not be closed again. Skirmishes broke out over the proper way to worship. Soon,
Catholics were bitterly divided over birth control, abortion, celibacy, female priests, and the authority of the Church itself.
As he narrates these turbulent events, Massa takes us beyond stereotypes of liberals and conservatives, offering new insights into the last fifty years of American Catholicism.
Editorial Reviews
Massa goes in-depth on the aftermath of Vatican II in this country. This is absolutely essential reading if you want to understand the turmoil and turbulence that occurred in the American Church in the late 1960s.--
U.S. Catholic
That the history Massa recounts is so recent makes his book even more remarkable. He has produced a credible description of the forest while most of us are still busy scrutinizing individual trees. And that he has done so with such grace and humor will win Massa more admirers, not only among
scholars but also among the coveted and elusive 'general readers.'
--
America Magazine
Well-written, accessible, and consistently interesting. --
Worship Magazine
This is a good read, beautifully written, for those who want to understand what happened in that decade. --
Conscience Magazine
The American Catholic Revolution is an engaging, accessible, and astute appraisal of twentieth century Catholicism that makes the convincing case for a Catholic tradition defined by change. --
Catholic Library World
Massa offers a keen, captivating study of the Vatican II era and its influence on American Catholicism... Recommended. --
Choice
With his characteristic clarity and verve, Mark Massa provides a balanced and badly needed analysis of 'the Catholic sixties.' He tells a gripping story of that fateful decade by seeing the great issues revealed through the lenses of specific incidents and personages. He is thus able to hold our
attention and, most important, dispel the comforting myth that the issues were frivolous, without merit, and not worthy of revisiting today.
--Rev. John O'Malley, S.J., author of
What Happened at Vatican II
Mark Massa brilliantly identifies historical consciousness as the acid that dissolved the old Catholic certainties. He is equally convincing in demonstrating that the story of Catholicism since Vatican II is an example of the law of unintended consequences. There was no conspiracy of left or
right; just an unexpected combination of internal Catholic stresses and a volatile situation in the United States of the sixties and seventies.
--Patrick N. Allitt, Cahoon Family Professor of American History, Emory University
This is absolutely essential reading if you want to understand the turmoil and turbulaence that occured in the American Church in the Late 1960's.--Ken Trainor, One Man's Guide to Reading on Vatican II
Massa makes his argument is very readable prose and with many historical facts....--James F. Garneau, Mount Olive College
About the Author
Mark S. Massa, SJ, is the Dean of the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College.
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Overview
In the 1960s, the Second Vatican Council enacted the most sweeping changes the Catholic Church had seen in centuries. In readable and compelling prose, Mark S. Massa tells the story of the cultural war these changes ignited in the United States - a war that is still being waged today.Suddenly, one Sunday, the mass as the faithful had always known it was different, and so was the Church they had believed was timeless and unchanging. Once the Church opened the door to change, Massa argues, it could not be closed again. Skirmishes broke out over the proper way to worship. Soon,
Catholics were bitterly divided over birth control, abortion, celibacy, female priests, and the authority of the Church itself.
As he narrates these turbulent events, Massa takes us beyond stereotypes of liberals and conservatives, offering new insights into the last fifty years of American Catholicism.
ISBN: 0199341532
ISBN13: 9780199341535
Author: Mark S. Massa S.J.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
PublicationDate: 2014-09-15
Language: English
Edition: Reprint
PageCount: 220
Dimensions: 0.7 x 6.1 x 9.1
inches
Weight:
12.0 ounces
Description
In the 1960s, the Second Vatican Council enacted the most sweeping changes the Catholic Church had seen in centuries. In readable and compelling prose, Mark S. Massa tells the story of the cultural war these changes ignited in the United States - a war that is still being waged today.
Suddenly, one Sunday, the mass as the faithful had always known it was different, and so was the Church they had believed was timeless and unchanging. Once the Church opened the door to change, Massa argues, it could not be closed again. Skirmishes broke out over the proper way to worship. Soon,
Catholics were bitterly divided over birth control, abortion, celibacy, female priests, and the authority of the Church itself.
As he narrates these turbulent events, Massa takes us beyond stereotypes of liberals and conservatives, offering new insights into the last fifty years of American Catholicism.
Massa goes in-depth on the aftermath of Vatican II in this country. This is absolutely essential reading if you want to understand the turmoil and turbulence that occurred in the American Church in the late 1960s.--
U.S. Catholic
That the history Massa recounts is so recent makes his book even more remarkable. He has produced a credible description of the forest while most of us are still busy scrutinizing individual trees. And that he has done so with such grace and humor will win Massa more admirers, not only among
scholars but also among the coveted and elusive 'general readers.'
--
America Magazine
Well-written, accessible, and consistently interesting. --
Worship Magazine
This is a good read, beautifully written, for those who want to understand what happened in that decade. --
Conscience Magazine
The American Catholic Revolution is an engaging, accessible, and astute appraisal of twentieth century Catholicism that makes the convincing case for a Catholic tradition defined by change. --
Catholic Library World
Massa offers a keen, captivating study of the Vatican II era and its influence on American Catholicism... Recommended. --
Choice
With his characteristic clarity and verve, Mark Massa provides a balanced and badly needed analysis of 'the Catholic sixties.' He tells a gripping story of that fateful decade by seeing the great issues revealed through the lenses of specific incidents and personages. He is thus able to hold our
attention and, most important, dispel the comforting myth that the issues were frivolous, without merit, and not worthy of revisiting today.
--Rev. John O'Malley, S.J., author of
What Happened at Vatican II
Mark Massa brilliantly identifies historical consciousness as the acid that dissolved the old Catholic certainties. He is equally convincing in demonstrating that the story of Catholicism since Vatican II is an example of the law of unintended consequences. There was no conspiracy of left or
right; just an unexpected combination of internal Catholic stresses and a volatile situation in the United States of the sixties and seventies.
--Patrick N. Allitt, Cahoon Family Professor of American History, Emory University
This is absolutely essential reading if you want to understand the turmoil and turbulaence that occured in the American Church in the Late 1960's.--Ken Trainor, One Man's Guide to Reading on Vatican II
Massa makes his argument is very readable prose and with many historical facts....--James F. Garneau, Mount Olive College
Suddenly, one Sunday, the mass as the faithful had always known it was different, and so was the Church they had believed was timeless and unchanging. Once the Church opened the door to change, Massa argues, it could not be closed again. Skirmishes broke out over the proper way to worship. Soon,
Catholics were bitterly divided over birth control, abortion, celibacy, female priests, and the authority of the Church itself.
As he narrates these turbulent events, Massa takes us beyond stereotypes of liberals and conservatives, offering new insights into the last fifty years of American Catholicism.
Editorial Reviews
Massa goes in-depth on the aftermath of Vatican II in this country. This is absolutely essential reading if you want to understand the turmoil and turbulence that occurred in the American Church in the late 1960s.--
U.S. Catholic
That the history Massa recounts is so recent makes his book even more remarkable. He has produced a credible description of the forest while most of us are still busy scrutinizing individual trees. And that he has done so with such grace and humor will win Massa more admirers, not only among
scholars but also among the coveted and elusive 'general readers.'
--
America Magazine
Well-written, accessible, and consistently interesting. --
Worship Magazine
This is a good read, beautifully written, for those who want to understand what happened in that decade. --
Conscience Magazine
The American Catholic Revolution is an engaging, accessible, and astute appraisal of twentieth century Catholicism that makes the convincing case for a Catholic tradition defined by change. --
Catholic Library World
Massa offers a keen, captivating study of the Vatican II era and its influence on American Catholicism... Recommended. --
Choice
With his characteristic clarity and verve, Mark Massa provides a balanced and badly needed analysis of 'the Catholic sixties.' He tells a gripping story of that fateful decade by seeing the great issues revealed through the lenses of specific incidents and personages. He is thus able to hold our
attention and, most important, dispel the comforting myth that the issues were frivolous, without merit, and not worthy of revisiting today.
--Rev. John O'Malley, S.J., author of
What Happened at Vatican II
Mark Massa brilliantly identifies historical consciousness as the acid that dissolved the old Catholic certainties. He is equally convincing in demonstrating that the story of Catholicism since Vatican II is an example of the law of unintended consequences. There was no conspiracy of left or
right; just an unexpected combination of internal Catholic stresses and a volatile situation in the United States of the sixties and seventies.
--Patrick N. Allitt, Cahoon Family Professor of American History, Emory University
This is absolutely essential reading if you want to understand the turmoil and turbulaence that occured in the American Church in the Late 1960's.--Ken Trainor, One Man's Guide to Reading on Vatican II
Massa makes his argument is very readable prose and with many historical facts....--James F. Garneau, Mount Olive College
About the Author
Mark S. Massa, SJ, is the Dean of the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College.
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To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.
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- Downloadable software products
- Some health and personal care items
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