Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church
Timothy Matovina
Abstract
Most histories of Catholicism in the United States focus on the experience of Euro-American Catholics, whose views on social issues have dominated public debates. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Latino Catholic experience in America from the sixteenth century to today, and offers the most in-depth examination to date of the important ways the U.S. Catholic Church, its evolving Latino majority, and American culture are mutually transforming one another. This book highlights the vital contributions of Latinos to American religious and social life, demonstrating in particular h ... More
Keywords: Catholicism, Euro-American Catholics, Latino Catholics, U.S. Catholic Church, American culture, American religion
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2011 | Print ISBN-13: 9780691139791 |
| Published to Princeton Scholarship Online: October 2017 | DOI:10.23943/princeton/9780691139791.001.0001 |
