The Missionary Movement in American Catholic History

by Angelyn Dries, OSF, Angelyn Dries, Angelyn Dries OSF O.S.F.

Book Overview

This is the first general history of American Catholic mission treating not only its institutions but its human and religious aspects as well. It shows how the church in the United States not only sent thousands of men and women overseas but also evangelized internally, and incorporated millions of immigrants. Angelyn Dries offers a thoroughly researched and nuanced view of this history, and its profound influence on the emergence of a distinctive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570751676
• ISBN13: 9781570751677
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"