Rome and the New Republic: Conflict and Community in Philadelphia Catholicism Between the Revolution and the Civil War (Notre Dame Studies in American Catholicism)

This work traces the ideological, institutional and social imperatives that shaped Philadelphia's Catholic community in the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War. The core of the book is a series of confrontations between Catholic bishops and dissenters, both lay and clerical. Rome and the New Republic CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION PART ONE— THE DECLINE OF COMMUNITY "Authors of Dissensions & Sowers of Discontent" "A Select Body of Clergy" "The Preservation of Discipline" "Martyr to the Faith" "The Eye of an Eagle" "The Rights of This German Catholic Church" "The Laws of God & Those of the Land" Reuter's Mission "A Revolution in Our Society" The German Party Ethnicity and Ideology The "Irish" Church "The Laboring Interest" "The Instrument of Unprincipled Men" "Innovators on Established Governments" "Paltry Intrigues" "The Present System of Ecclesiastical Mismanagement" "A State of Confusion" PART TWO— SCHISM "That Absolute Power" Hoganites "Day of Tryal" "The Interesting Catholic Question in America" "The Majesty of the People" A Republican Church The Star of the South Anti-Catholics Clubs against Cudgels Courts of Appeal The Catholic Bill "An Interested Union of Religion and Politics" Pastor of St. Mary's The Failure of Compromise "Bishop, Priest and People" Conwell's Moral Cosmology O'Meally's Submission Conwell's Covenant "This Unhappy Church" Rapprochement The Only Tribunal "Fatal Articles of Peace" Harold Defiant Conwell Returns The Provincial Council PART THREE— THE CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY Kenrick The Restoration Church "Good Soldiers of Christ Jesus" Interdict Roman Catholics The Building Bishop B'hoys and Society Men "The Order of the Day" The Church Apostolic Nationalists Completing the Devotional Revolution 1848 "Keeping the Catholics Steady" "Crosses All Over Their Faces" "This Babylon of Philadelphia" NOTES Introduction "Authors of Dissensions and Sowers of Discontent" "A Select Body of Clergy" "The Preservation of Discipline" "Martyr to the Faith" "The Eye of an Eagle" "The Rights of this German Catholic Church" "The Laws of God & Those of the Land" Reuter's Mission "A Revolution in our Society" The German Party Ethnicity and Ideology The "Irish" Church "The Laboring Interest" "The Instrument of Unprincipled Men" "Innovators on Established Governments" "Paltry Intrigues" "The Present System of Ecclesiastical Mismanagement" "A State of Confusion" "That Absolute Power" Hoganites "Day of Tryal" "The Interesting Catholic Question in America" "The Majesty of the People" A Republican Church The Star of the South Anti-Catholics Clubs against Cudgels Courts of Appeal The Catholic Bill "An Interested Union of Religion and Politics" Pastor of St. Mary's The Failure of Compromise "Bishop, Priest and People" Conwell's Moral Cosmology O'Meally's Submission Conwell's Covenant "This Unhappy Church" Rapprochement The Only Tribunal "Fatal Articles of Peace" Harold Defiant Conwell Returns The Provincial Council Kenrick The Restoration Church "Good Soldiers of Christ Jesus" Interdict Roman Catholics The Building Bishop B'hoys and Society Men "The Order of the Day" The Church Apostolic Nationalists Completing the Devotional Revolution 1848 "Keeping the Catholics Steady" "Crosses All over Their Faces" "This Babylon of Philadelphia" BIBLIOGRAPHY Collections Unpublished Sources Published Sources Newspapers and Journals Pamphlets Books Articles and Chapters of Books Dissertations and Papers INDEX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U W ABOUT THE AUTHOR