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The Silos of American Catholicism and Their Connections to Cultural and National Identities: An Examination of Contemporary Catholicism with Fr. James Martin, SJ and R.R. Reno

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2020, Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, Theological Studies.
The objective of this thesis is to outline the path of the American Church's current polarization. Those represented by Father James Martin are not as engaged in the Traditional aspects of the Church, which loses credibility among those on the other side. On the other hand, those represented by R.R. Reno have embraced Tradition, but have the risk of falling into extremism that ignores Catholic Social Teaching as it is most widely interpreted. At the same time these sides are disputing, young adults are leaving the Church altogether at a drastic rate, which might make all this scholarship for naught. Through examining these sides from the viewpoint of migration into the United States, a common thread emerges that will bring the two sides together rather than further cleave them apart. However, as the American political stage shows in our current times, there appears to be no simple solution.
William Portier (Advisor)
Timothy Gabrielli (Other)
Angela Ann Zukowski (Other)
140 p.

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  • Hunsinger, T. A. (2020). The Silos of American Catholicism and Their Connections to Cultural and National Identities: An Examination of Contemporary Catholicism with Fr. James Martin, SJ and R.R. Reno [Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1596812097965317

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hunsinger, Tiffany. The Silos of American Catholicism and Their Connections to Cultural and National Identities: An Examination of Contemporary Catholicism with Fr. James Martin, SJ and R.R. Reno. 2020. University of Dayton, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1596812097965317.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hunsinger, Tiffany. "The Silos of American Catholicism and Their Connections to Cultural and National Identities: An Examination of Contemporary Catholicism with Fr. James Martin, SJ and R.R. Reno." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1596812097965317

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)