AcknowledgmentsPrefaceI In the BeginningPrologue1 The World Scene 2 The Maryland Tradition 3 The Pioneers II Suppression and Return4 Death and Resurrection 5 The New America 6 A Nation and Faith Divided 7 Schoolmasters and Preachers 8 The Turning Point III Engaging the World9 The Social Question 10 At War 11 The Cold War 12 The Golden Age IV The Modern Society Emerges13 Freedom from Fear 14 The Arrupe Era15 Into the 21st CenturyNotes and Sources Bibliography Index About the Author
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., is a Jesuit priest and a journalist. He is the author of six books, including Dante to Dead Man Walking: One Reader's Journey through the Christian Classics, and American Journey of Eric Sevareid. He has also written more than 300 articles and reviews on politics, religion, and the media, which have appeared in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and America, and he is an award-winning media critic for the National Catholic Reporter, for which he writes a regular column.
"Blending history and analysis, Schroth chronicles the society's weaknesses and failures, too, including its foot-dragging on racial issues... Schroth also discusses the community's decline in numbers, but ends on a hopeful note... This is a
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