Eight. Northern Settlement Houses and Southern Welfare Centers: The Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine, 1910–1971

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction. Writing American Catholic History 1
4. Part One. Beyond the Parish
5. One. Ambiguous Welcome: The Protestant Response to American Catholics 21
6. Two. Latino Catholics in the Southwest 43
7. Three. Left Coast Catholicism: The Tradition of Dissent in the California Church 63
8. Four. Strangers in Our Midst: Catholics in Rural America 86
9. Five. “An Embassy to a Golf Course?”: Conundrums on the Road to the United States’ Diplomatic Repre sen ta tion to the Holy See, 1784–1984 108
10. Part Two. Engaging the World
11. Six. American and Catholic and Lit er a ture: What Cultural History Helps Reveal 133
12. Seven. Gospel Zeal: Missionary Citizens Overseas and Armchair Missionaries at Home; American Catholic Missions in China, 1900–1989 150
13. Eight. Northern Settlement Houses and Southern Welfare Centers: The Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine, 1910–1971 173
14. Nine. Pulp Catholicism: Catholics in American Popular Film 193
15. Ten. American Catholic Social Thought in the Twentieth Century 219
16. Eleven. Catholics, Communism, and African Americans 240
17. Twelve. Praying in the Public Square: Catholic Piety Meets Civil Rights, War, and Abortion 264
18. Thirteen. The Resurrection Proj ect of Mexican Catholic Chicago: Spiritual Activism and Liberating Praxis 284
19. Fourteen. The Church and American Catholics 304
20. Epilogue 325
21. Contributors 333