FDR, the Vatican, and the Roman Catholic Church in America, 1933-1945 (The World of the Roosevelts)
Contributors: David B. Woolner (Editor); Richard G. Kurial (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: September 13, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781403961686
Subjects: American history: First World War; American history: Second World War; Biography: general; Political leaders & leadership; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; United States; History: American; Congresses; United States - 20th Century; World War, 1939-1945; 20th century; Relations with Catholics; History; History - U.S.; United States - 20th Century (1900-1945); USA; Diplomatic history; Christianity - History - Catholic; Political History; Religion / Catholicism; Roosevelt, Franklin D; 1882-1945; History & Theory - General; Roosevelt, Franklin D.; (Franklin Delano),; Catholic Church
First sentence: ONCE, WHEN ASKED HIS PHILOSOPHY, FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT ANSWERED simply, "I am a Christian and a Democrat."
Description: "From the multiplicity of Catholic responses to the New Deal, through FDR's diplomatic relationship with the Vatican during World War II, and on to the response of the United States and the Vatican to the Holocaust, this book expands our understanding of a largely unexplored aspect of FDR's presidency. These essays engage a complex blend of religion and politics, with the added ingredients of economics and war. This diverse, insightful collection promises an intellectual feast for those with an interest in the complicated political and social dynamics of America during the Roosevelt era."--Jacket.