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Catholic Bishops in American Politics

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Catholic Bishops in American Politics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Timothy A. Byrnes
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:188
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreRoman Catholicism and Roman Catholic churches
ISBN/Barcode 9780691600864
ClassificationsDewey:261.8
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Over the past twenty years the American Catholic bishops have played a leading role in the antiabortion movement, published lengthy and highly detailed pastoral letters on nuclear weapons and on the American economy, and involved themselves, collectively and individually, in several national election campaigns. What is the source of the sometimes c

Reviews

"A careful, dispassionate account of the involvement of the Catholic leadership of the United States in the political life of the country."--Andrew M. Greeley, America "Timothy A. Byrnes argues that the prominence of Catholic bishops in American politics since the late 1960s owes more to the electoral strategies of national parties than to the hierarchy's desire to influence voting behavior... Catholic Bishops in American Politics ... should provoke many large questions... This is a book for thinking hard about the political dimensions of episcopal leadership."--James T. Fisher, Commonweal