The Jesuits in the United States A Concise History

• Main Author: Collins, David J
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Georgetown University Press 2023
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Jesuits-United States-History

A distinctive and modern telling of the history of the Society of Jesus in AmericaThe history of America cannot be told without the history of religion, the history of American religion cannot be told without the history of Catholicism, and the history of Catholicism in America cannot be told withou...

Table of Contents:

• Cover page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Laying Foundations -- 1 Colonies, 1566-1773 -- 2 Suppression, 1762-1840 -- 3 Haven, 1821-1900 -- 4 Upswing, 1900-1960 -- 5 Upheaval, 1960-2000 -- Epilogue: A Present between Past and Future -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author