Has the Immigrant Kept the Faith?

A Study of Immigration and Catholic Growth in the United States, 1790-1920

von Gerald Shaughnessy

294 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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"Has the Immigrant Kept the Faith? A Study of Immigration and Catholic Growth in the United States, 1790-1920" is a seminal sociological and historical investigation into the demographic expansion of the Catholic Church in America. This work addresses the prevailing concerns of the early 20th century regarding whether the massive waves of immigration to the United States resulted in a significant "leakage" or loss of faith among Catholic arrivals.Through a rigorous analysis of census data, immigration records, and ecclesiastical statistics spanning over a century, the author evaluates the success of the Church in integrating diverse ethnic groups and maintaining its communal strength. The study provides a detailed decade-by-decade breakdown of Catholic population growth, contrasting the influx of immigrants with the internal development of the American hierarchy. The text meticulously examines the challenges faced by the Church during the 19th and early 20th centuries, offering a data-driven defense of its institutional resilience.This work remains an essential resource for scholars of religious history, urban sociology, and American studies, offering profound insights into the intersection of faith, national identity, and the immigrant experience. It serves as a comprehensive record of how a religious institution transformed alongside the nation during its most formative eras of migration.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

• ISBN: 9781025704067
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.02.2026
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC