Communion of Immigrants: A History of Catholics in America

by James T. Fisher

Book Overview

Catholicism has grown from a suppressed and persecuted outsiders' religion in the American colonies to become the nation's single largest denomination. James Fisher surveys more than four centuries of Catholics' involvement in American history, starting his narrative with one of the first Spanish expeditions to Florida, in 1528. He follows the transformation of Catholicism into one of America's most culturally and ethnically diverse religions, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195154967
• ISBN13: 9780195154962
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 5.6"