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The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Bostons Catholic Culture
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Bostons Catholic Culture
Contributors:
By (Author) Philip F. Lawler
Publisher:
Encounter Books,USA
Imprint:
Encounter Books,USA
Publication Date:
11th February 2008
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
History of the Americas
Dewey:
277.4461082
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
280
Dimensions:
Width 160mm, Height 236mm
Weight:
34g
Description
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. The collapse of Catholicism in Boston became apparent with the explosion of the sex-abuse crisis. Lawler shows that the sex-abuse scandal was neither the cause nor the beginning of Catholicism's decline in Boston.
