Author: | John C. Seitz | ISBN: | 9780674975248 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | June 14, 2011 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
Author: | John C. Seitz |
ISBN: | 9780674975248 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
Publication: | June 14, 2011 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
Language: | English |
In 2004 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston announced plans to close more than eighty churches. Distraught parishioners occupied several of these buildings in opposition to the decrees. Seitz tells the stories of these resisting Catholics in their own words, illuminating how they were drawn to reconsider the past and its meanings.
In 2004 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston announced plans to close more than eighty churches. Distraught parishioners occupied several of these buildings in opposition to the decrees. Seitz tells the stories of these resisting Catholics in their own words, illuminating how they were drawn to reconsider the past and its meanings.