Church and State in the City: Catholics and Politics in Twentieth-Century San Francisco

by William Issel

Book Overview

"Church and State in the City" provides the first comprehensive analysis of the cityOCOs long debate about the public interest. Historian William Issel explores the complex ways that the San Francisco Catholic ChurchOCoand its lay men and womenOCodeveloped relationships with the local businesses, unions, other community groups, and city government to shape debates about how to define and implement the common good. IsselOCOs deeply researched narrative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439909911
• ISBN13: 9781439909911
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.0"