The Culture of Bible Belt Catholics [Paperback]

Jon W. Anderson (Editor), William B. Friend (Editor)

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Publication Date: September 1995

"Do Catholics in the South have a cultural profile or identity distinct from non-Catholics in the South?" "What are the cures and clues in Catholic identity and culture in the region?" What should evangelization to Southern Catholics take into account? It is around these questions that the authors build their fascinating and informative new book.

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• Paperback: 303 pages
• Publisher: Paulist Press (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809135744
• ISBN-13: 978-0809135745
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,034,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Insight into Southern Catholicism, September 12, 2007

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This book represents an insightful look into the ways Catholicism and its practitioners have both assimilated and remained distinct from mainstream Anglo-Saxon protestant Southern culture. In many regions of the country, Catholicism predominates or is at least one of the major denominations. Yet, with the exceptions of Southern Louisiana and some heavily Hispanic urban areas, that is not the case in the American South. Catholics in the region share many similarities with their protestant brethren yet in many cases seem to exhibit even more loyalty to the Catholic Church than Catholics elsewhere in the United States. It was an informative read, both as an anthropologist and as a Catholic!