Frontiers of faith
Subtitle: bringing Catholicism to the West in the Early Republic
By: John R. Dichtl.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780813124865
Subjects: Catholic Church -- United States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- Church history -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and index.
Table of contents: title: The view to the West; title: A central role for priests; title: "Presumptuous renegades" : controlling priests and congregations; title: Making sacred place : churches and religious goods; title: The promise and risks of proximity on the frontier; title: Emphatic persuasion : teaching, processions, preaching, and polemics.