The American Catholic: A Social Portrait
Nonfiction work
By: Andrew M. Greeley
Date: 1977
Source: Greeley, Andrew M. The American Catholic: A Social Portrait. New York: Basic Books, 1977, 9–12, 126–127.
About the Author: Andrew Moran Greeley (1928–) was born in Oak Park, Illinois. An ordained Catholic priest and distinguished sociologist, Greeley is also a prolific author, having written more than thirty novels and hundreds of scholarly and popular articles on religion, education, and various issues in sociology. Greeley is a professor of sociology, and has been awarded numerous honors for his writing and research.
Introduction
Ever since the major immigration cycles of European Catholics to the United States in the early twentieth century, Roman Catholics have faced the major task of adapting to a predominantly Protestant-based culture. As the decades passed, many of these Catholic...
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