Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Catholics in the United States: “The Greek in the Midst of Troy” 27
6. 2 The Catholic Church and the United States: The Discovery of America 47
7. 3 The Catholic Church and the United States: Parallel Empires 67
8. 4 Catholics and American Politics: The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Coalition 81
9. 5 Politics and Religion in the United States: The Evangelical Meteorite 105
10. 6 Catholicization of the United States: The Shift of Power and the Progress of Catholicism 123
11. 7 The Americanization of the Catholic Church: In America We Trust 147
12. Conclusion 171
13. Notes 177
14. Bibliography 213
15. Index 227