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Focusing on both the triumphs and controversies of O’Connell’s career, James M. O’Toole chronicles the history of the Catholic Church in Boston in the first half of the twentieth century.   The biography begins with a lively discussion of O’Connell’s Irish immigrant youth and education and his early positions as rector of the American College in Rome and bishop of Portland, Maine. O’Toole convincingly demonstrates that as bishop, O’Connell actively built his own public image while ambitiously campaigning for the position of archbishop of Boston. The most enduring success, O’Toole argues, of O’Connell’s 37-year tenure as archbishop of Boston—despite a sexual and financial scandal surrounding his nephew, the archdiocesan chancellor—was his elaboration of “a personal style of leadership that was different from that of earlier bishops, changing the expectations for Catholic bishops in America by thrusting on them the role of public figures they have generally south to play since.”   Throughout, the book examines O’Connell’s cultural and symbolic leadership of New England’s Catholic population, and describes O’Connell’s role in defining American Catholicism as both “militant and triumphant”: asserting its cultural vision beyond narrow denominational boundaries into broad areas of public morality, and confident of its eventual triumph over secular standards.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50119130087697,"sku":"CIN0268014035G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52851476660497,"sku":"CIN0268014035VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/B00257ISHI.jpg?v=1761387716"},{"product_id":"faithful-book-james-m-o-toole-9780674028180","title":"The Faithful","description":"Shaken by the ongoing clergy sexual abuse scandal, and challenged from within by social and theological division, Catholics in America are at a crossroads. But is today's situation unique? And where will Catholicism go from here? With the belief that we understand our present by studying our past, James O'Toole offers a bold and panoramic history of the American Catholic laity.O'Toole tells the story of this ancient church from the perspective of ordinary Americans, the lay believers who have kept their faith despite persecution from without and clergy abuse from within. It is an epic tale, from the first settlements of Catholics in the colonies to the turmoil of the scandal-ridden present, and through the church's many American incarnations in between. We see Catholics' complex relationship to Rome and to their own American nation. O'Toole brings to life both the grand sweep of institutional change and the daily practice that sustained believers. \"The Faithful\" pays particular attention to the intricacies of prayer and ritual- the ways men and women have found to express their faith as Catholics over the centuries.With an intimate knowledge of the dilemmas and hopes of today's church, O'Toole presents a new vision and offers a glimpse into the possible future of the church and its parishioners. Moving past the pulpit and into the pews, \"The Faithful\" is an unmatched look at the American Catholic laity. Today's Catholics will find much to educate and inspire them in these pages, and non-Catholics will gain a newfound understanding of their religious brethren.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50170178502929,"sku":"GOR013879518","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50240103285009,"sku":"CIN067402818XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50266105381137,"sku":"CIN067402818XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/067402818X.jpg?v=1751198780"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-james-otoole.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}