Restless in the Promised Land Catholics and

From early settlers to urbanites, indigenous peoples to immigrants, citizens to consumers, and politicians to popular culture icons, the American Dream means many things to many people. Inherent in its story is the complex tale of the rise of Catholicism in this country and its relationship to the American Dream.

Jim Cullen teaches in the Expository Writing Program at Harvard University and is the author of a number of books, including The Civil War in Popular Culture: A Reusable Past and Born in the U.S.A.: Bruce Springsteen and the American Tradition. His articles and essays have appeared in many journals and magazines, including Rolling Stone and Newsday

Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction The Souls of Catholic Folk

xv

PART I Defining the Dream

1

(42)

The Complexities of the American Dream

3

(14)

The Anti-Catholic Origins of the American Dream

17

(26)

PART II Embodying the Dream: American Catholic Archetypes

43

(94)

Fatal Attraction: The Case of Jay Gatsby

45

(20)

Incomplete Denial: The Case of Scarlett O'Hara

65

(20)

Like a Heretic: The Case of Madonna

85

(24)

It's a Wonderful Death: The Case of (Martin Scorsese's) Jesus Christ

109

(28)

Conclusion The Souls of Kings

137

(6)

Endnotes

143

(2)

Sources and Notes

145

(14)

Index

159

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Restless in the Promised Land Catholics and the American Dream

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