Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-415) and index.

Introduction: from Catholic American to American Catholic -- Before the Council, 1905-1957 -- The Roman way : early life, 1905-1934 -- A youthful apostolate : the heyday of Catholic action, 1935-1957 -- The institutional church, 1958-1971 -- On being a bishop : renewing diocesan structures -- Educated Catholics : the school question revisited -- Looking outward : parish life and the postconciliar church -- The prophetic church, 1958-1971 -- Worship and the intellect : the challenge of liturgical renewal -- We are our brothers' keepers : the ecumenical impulse -- A colorblind church : the search for racial equality -- Beyond Oklahoma : the Guatemala mission and the Vietnam War -- The human church, 1958-1971 -- From pastor to professional : the Catholic priesthood in the 1960s -- The cost of discipleship : Catholic sisters and modernity -- Out of the ghetto : the conscience of the Catholic layman -- An enduring sense of separation : Catholic identity in crisis.

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