Tracing the Sign of the Cross: Sexuality, Mourning, and the Future of American Catholicism

by Marian Ronan

Following World War II, millions of U.S. Catholics were poised to attain the American dream, while at Vatican Council II, the liberal vision of the church seemed finally to triumph. Yet by the end of the twentieth century, American Catholicism was in crisis, plagued by grave ideological divisions; a dwindling pool of priests, nuns, and monks; and declining financial resources. What went wrong?

In Tracing the Sign of the Cross, Marian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231147023
• ISBN13: 9780231147026
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher