The Faithful Departed

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ISBN: 9781594033742 | 1594033749
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/3/2010

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"The Faithful Departed" traces the rise and fall of the Catholic Church in Boston, showing how the Massachusetts experience set a pattern that echoed throughout the United States as religious institutions lost influence in the face of rising secularization.

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Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. ix
Introduction: The Good of the Church	p. 1
The Catholic Century
The Irish Conquest	p. 21
Under New Management	p. 33
Good Neighbors	p. 43
Personally Opposed, But ...	p. 53
Shifting Foundations
The Center Cannot Hold	p. 67
Waiting for Roe	p. 77
Moving Out of the Catholic Ghetto	p. 87
"Southie Won't Go"	p. 97
Lost Battles	p. 107
Habits of Denial	p. 123
The Collapse
The Learning Curve	p. 137
Not Enough Millstones	p. 147
Lost in Dallas	p. 163
The Death Watch	p. 175
Ruin
Generations Betrayed	p. 191
The Beacon Hill Massacre	p. 203
Restoration
The Wrong Explanations	p. 223
The Dash-2 Bishops	p. 233
The Church Militant	p. 247
Further Reading	p. 259
Acknowledgments	p. 263
Index	p. 265
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