South Carolina Catholics before Roman Discipline, 1670–1820

Examines resistance to the Roman Catholic Church in SC during 1670-1820, especially the militantly devout Protestant settlers who brought hostility against Catholics with them from England, where the persecution of Catholics was both an established government policy & a popular cultural trait. A...

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Published inA journal of church and state Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 787 - 808
Main Author BASIL, JOHN D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Oxford University Press 01.10.2003
J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies of Baylor University
Subjects
1783-1865
Anti-Catholicism
Bishops
Catholic Church
Catholic churches
Catholicism
Catholics
Christianity
Christians
Church & state
Church discipline
Churches
Colonial history
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Confederation, 1783-1789
Discipline
Early modern history
Eighteenth Century
Freedom of religion
History
Nineteenth Century
Pastors
Popes
Priests
Protestantism
Religious aspects
Religious freedom
Religious history
Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholics
Sectarianism
Seventeenth Century
Slaves
South Carolina
U.S.A
United States history
United States history, 1600-1775 (Colonial period)
United States history, 1783-1789 (Confederation)
United States history, 1789-1817 (Early republic)
South Carolina
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Summary:Examines resistance to the Roman Catholic Church in SC during 1670-1820, especially the militantly devout Protestant settlers who brought hostility against Catholics with them from England, where the persecution of Catholics was both an established government policy & a popular cultural trait. Attention is called to anti-Catholic sentiments in the state constitution, the 1689 test oath, Carolina's Church Act of 1706, & daily speech. Historical reasons for the bias against Catholicism are explored, noting that SC elites believed a close alliance with the church was necessary for a just & stable social order. The impact of the declaration of independence from GB on the position of the Church of England in America is discussed, along with constitutional attempts to reconcile questions of religion & the Catholic faith; the diminishing political power of the Anglican Church (renamed the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1785); the establishment of a solid Catholic presence in SC; internal conflicts within the Catholic Church; & the successful struggle for religious freedom in the US. J. Lindroth
Bibliography:A.A.S., New York State University; B.S., M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Washington-Seattle is distinguished professor of history (retired), University of South Carolina. He is author of The Mensheviks and the Revolution of 1917 and Church and State in Late Imperial Russia. His articles have appeared in numerous journals, including Church History, Orientalia Christiana Periodica, Cahiers du Monde russe et soviétique, and Russian Review. Special interests include church-state relations in Russia—past and present, church-state relations in the United States, and contemporary and modern religious thought.
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ISSN:0021-969X
2040-4867
DOI:10.1093/jcs/45.4.787