The Catholic Counterculture in America, 1933-1962

by James Terence Fisher

Book Overview

James Fisher argues that Catholic culture was transformed when products of the "immigrant church," largely inspired by converts like Dorothy Day, launched a variety of spiritual, communitarian, and literary experiments. He also explores the life and works of Thomas A. Dooley and Jack Kerouac to show that their experiences signaled a new Catholic appreciation of the American tradition of creative freedom.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807818631
• ISBN13: 9780807818633
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.3"