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The faithful departed : the collapse of Boston's Catholic culture Philip F. Lawler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Encounter Books, c2008.Description: v, 272 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781594032110 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1594032114 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • BX1418.B7 LAW 22
LOC classification:
  • BX1418.B7 LAW L39 2008
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Contents:
Introduction: The good of the church -- The Catholic century -- The Irish conquest -- Under new management -- Good neighbors -- Personally opposed, but-- -- Shifting foundations -- The center cannot hold -- Waiting for Roe -- Moving out of the Catholic ghetto -- "Southie won't go" -- Lost battles -- Habits of denial -- The collapse -- The learning curve -- Not enough millstones -- Lost in Dallas -- The death watch -- Ruin -- Generations betrayed -- The Beacon Hill massacre -- Restoration -- The wrong explanations -- The dash-2 bishops -- The church militant.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-261) and index.

Introduction: The good of the church -- The Catholic century -- The Irish conquest -- Under new management -- Good neighbors -- Personally opposed, but-- -- Shifting foundations -- The center cannot hold -- Waiting for Roe -- Moving out of the Catholic ghetto -- "Southie won't go" -- Lost battles -- Habits of denial -- The collapse -- The learning curve -- Not enough millstones -- Lost in Dallas -- The death watch -- Ruin -- Generations betrayed -- The Beacon Hill massacre -- Restoration -- The wrong explanations -- The dash-2 bishops -- The church militant.

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