Mexican Americans and the Catholic Church, 1900-1965 (The Notre Dame History of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S. Series , Vol 1)

Within the American Catholic Church the Mexican American legacy is the longest, as is their struggle for full acceptance in the institutional church. In this volume three historians examine religious history, focusing on Mexican American faith communities. Originally published in 1994. Cover Half title Series page Title page Copyright CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENT INTRODUCTION PART I: Mexican-American Faith Communities in Texas and the Southwest PROLOGUE 1. Antecedents to the Twentieth Century 2. The Immigrant Church, 1910-1940 3. The Mexican-American Church, 1930-1965 Summary and Conclusion PART II: The Mexican Catholic Community in California 1. Establishing the Mexican Catholic Community in California: A Story of Neglect? 2. Catholic Ministry in the Era of the "Mexican Problem," 1910-1943 3. Spirituality and Clergy 4. A New Era: World War II and After 5. Migrants and Braceros 6. The Mexican-American Catholic Community Comes of Age, 1960-1965 PART III: The Catholic Church and the Making of Mexican-American Parish Communities in the Midwest 1. Midwestern Catholicism and the Early Mexican Parishes, 1910-1930 2. Depression, Survival, and Fragmented Religiosity, 1930-1945 3. Parish Growth and Barrio Diversity, 1945-1965 NOTES CONTRIBUTORS Index Mexican Americans comprise the largest segment of Hispanics in the United States. Within the American Catholic Church their legacy is the longest, as is their struggle for full acceptance in the institutional church. In this landmark volume, three well-known historians examine this important, yet neglected religious history, focusing on Mexican-American faith communities in the Southwest, California, and the Midwest.