"A version of this book appeared in Italian in 2016 as In Rome We Trust." Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-226) and index.
Contents:
Catholics in the United States : "the Greek in the midst of Troy" -- The Catholic Church and the United States : the discovery of America -- The Catholic Church and the United States : parallel empires -- Catholics and American politics : the rise and fall of the new deal coalition -- Politics and religion in the United States : the evangelical meteorite -- Catholicization of the United States : shift of power and Catholicization -- The Americanization of the Catholic Church : in America we trust.
Summary:
On the heels of an extremely lively U.S. presidential election campaign, this book examines the unusually serene relationship between the chief global superpower and the world's most ancient and renowned institution. The "Catholicization" of the United States is a recent phenomenon: some believe it began during the Reagan administration; others feel it emerged under George W. Bush's presidency. What is certain is that the Catholic presence in the American political ruling class was particularly prominent in the Obama administration: over one-third of cabinet members, the Vice President, the White House Chief of Staff, the heads of Homeland Security and the CIA, the director and deputy director of the FBI, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other top military officers were all Roman Catholic. Challenging received wisdom that the American Catholic Church is in crisis and that the political religion in the United States is Evangelicalism, Manlio Graziano provides an engaging account of the tendency of Catholics to play an increasingly significant role in American politics, as well as the rising role of American prelates in the Roman Catholic Church. -- Provided by publisher.
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