The Immigrant Church


Book Description

A view of urban Catholicism, The Immigrant Church focuses on the people in the pews and furnishes a comparison of Irish and German Catholic life in mid-nineteenth-century New York City. Nearly one-half of the city's population in 1865 consisted of Irish and German Catholics. Singling out three parishes (one Irish, one German, and one a mixed group of Germans and Irish), Dolan examines the role of religion in strengthening group life in these ethnic communities, traces the development of the Catholic Church in the city, and reveals the relationship between urban and church growth.
















The St. Louis German Catholics


Book Description

In 1827 Godfried Duden, a travel writer from Cologne, Germany, published a narrative in which he marveled at the similarities between the Mississippi and Missouri River valleys and those of the Rhine valley. This work traces the settlement, growth, and impact of one of St Louis' most enduring communities.







Catholic Immigrants in America


Book Description

"...The story of the ethnic diversity of the Catholic church has not been told with such illuminating clarity before this ground-breaking book. The author focuses on the conflicting religious and ethnic forces--both in and out of the church--to explore the history of American Catholicism"--Book jacket.