Becoming (and being) a Catholic historian / Philip Gleason -- Personal landscapes of Catholicism : from East to West / Anne M. Butler -- Homecoming : finding a Catholic hermeneutic / David Emmons -- In search of Chicano Catholic identity and history / Mario T. García -- Deeply within : Catholicism, faith, and history / Nick Salvatore -- The Blessed Virgin made me a socialist : an experiment in Catholic autobiography and the historical understanding of race and class / James R. Barrett -- Lost at the drive-in / Maureen Fitzgerald -- Utraque unum : finding my way as a Catholic and a historian / Joseph A. McCartin.
Summary:
"Faith and the Historian collects essays from eight experienced historians discussing the impact of being "touched" by Catholicism on their vision of history. That first graduate seminar, these essays suggest, did not mark the inception of one's historical sensibilities; rather, the process had deeper, and earlier, roots. The authors - ranging from "cradle to the grave" Catholics to those who haven't practiced for forty years, and everywhere in between - explicitly investigate the interplay between their personal lives and beliefs and the sources of their professional work. A variety of heartfelt, illuminating, and sometimes humorous experiences emerge from these stories of intelligent people coming to terms with their Catholic backgrounds as they mature and enter the academy."--Jacket.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.