The Premier See by Thomas W Spalding

The Premier See by Thomas W Spalding

When John Carroll became bishop of Baltimore in 1789, his diocese encompassed what was then the United States, from the Chesapeake to the Mississippi, from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. For almost a century and a half, the archbishop of Baltimore remained the virtual leader of his church in the new republic. This text chronicles the growth, tensions and politics of the archdiocese that helped shape the history of American Catholicism.

"Clearly, tightly and gracefully written, Spalding's volume is a marvel of compression..Readers who want an extraordinary account of an extraordinary archdiocese should run like all get-out to the nearest bookstore for Spalding's quiet masterpiece."--Joseph Gallagher, 'Baltimore Evening Sun' "This history reads like a novel, informs like a textbook and, like a good homily, provides much food for thought. This history shows the church coming to grips with itself and the world around it."--Daniel Medinger, 'National Catholic Reporter' "Brother Spalding's research is extraordinary and accurate...['The Premier See'] is a 'top of the line' book that belongs in the collection of every serious historian of the Free State."--Father Michael Roach, 'Catholic Review' "'The Premier See', the first comprehensive history of the Archdiocese of Baltimore to be published, makes a major contribution to understanding the evolution of Catholicism and religious culture in this country...Author Thomas W. Spalding... provides engaging, balanced portraits of Baltimore's archbishops, and he does not shy away from assessing their strngths and weaknesses as human beings and religious leaders."--William P. Leahy, S.J., 'The Journal of American History' "A magisterial work that will clearly be the standard acocunt for decades to come. The issues American Catholics have faced are those that affect all Americans--education, race, religious beliefs."--Jay P. Dolan, University of Notre Dame

Thomas W. Spalding is associate professor of history at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of 'Martin John Spalding: American Churchman', awarded the John Gilmary Shea award of the American Catholic Historical Association.

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ISBN 13	9780801852152
ISBN 10	0801852153
Title	The Premier See
Author	Thomas W Spalding
Series	Maryland Paperback Bookshelf
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Year published	1995-09-01
Number of pages	624
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