The Catholic Church in Mississippi, 1911-1984

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The Catholic Church in Mississippi, 1911-1984 A History

Michael V. Namorato

Book Code: GM0719

ISBN: 0-313-30719-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30719-5

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352 pages, figures, maps,

Greenwood Press

Publication: 9/30/1998

List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)

Availability: Print on demand

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Contributions to the Study of Religion

Series Number: 54

Reviews:

...Professor Namorato has developed a cogent analysis of the Catholic Church in Mississippi that has much to offer to students of social, political, and religious history.
—The Catholic Historical Review April 2002
[T]his is assuredly a scholarly, critical study of the Catholic Church in Mississippi [that] is at the same time a work marked both by compassion and by the intention of looking beyond but not overlooking ignorance and prejudice, qualities so often associated in the popular mind with Mississippi.
—The Journal of Southern History
This volume is a worthy contribution to what is hoped will be an expanding body of knowledge of Catholicism in America.
—Catholic Southwest

Description: Adding significantly to our understanding of Southern and American Catholicism, this book provides a detailed history of the Mississippi Church's development in modern times. It focuses on the three bishops of the period--John Gunn, Richard Gerow, and Joseph Brunini--but also considers how the clergy and religious, especially the Irish clergy, facilitated the Church's growth, and how the laity worked to foster the Church in Mississippi's Protestant environment. Examining all facets of Catholic life, particularly the evangelizing roles of Catholic education, Catholic charities, and Catholic hospitals, the author places the Mississippi Church in the context of both its Protestant environment and Southern Catholicism generally. He concludes that the Mississippi Church is in the mainstream of Southern Catholicism, which is distinct from Northern, Midwestern, or Western Catholicism. Emphasizing the Church's evangelizing activities, he shows that the Mississippi Church has been and remains missionary, that it has a continuing impact on its surroundings, particularly at the local level, and that it is symptomatic of Southern Catholicism. The work is the first scholarly study of the Church in Mississippi in the 20th century. It makes extensive use of primary sources and adds significantly to the growing body of knowledge on Southern and American Catholicism.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction--A Glimpse at the Past
The Hierarchy
John E. Gunn, 1911-1924
Richard O. Gerow: The Natchez Years, 1924-1948
Richard O. Gerow: The Jackson Years, 1948-1966
Joseph Bernard Brunini: A Native Son
Joseph Bernard Brunini: God and Neighbor
Clergy, Religious, and Laity
Clergy and Religious 1911-1984
Laity
Outreach Evangelization
Mississippi and Southern Catholicism
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Native Priests
Appendix 2: Priests in the Diocese, 1911-1984
Appendix 3: Irish Priests
Appendix 4: Religious Orders
Appendix 5: Parishes 1911-1984
Appendix 6: Schools
Selected Bibliography
Photgraphic Essay

LC Card Number: 97-53288

LCC Class: BX1415

Dewey Class: 282


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