About This Issue

In this presidential election year, we offer contributions on the role of Catholics in twentieth century American politics. We are grateful to our contributors. James P. Bruce is a doctoral candidate in modern Irish history at Wadham College, Oxford, England. Kenneth J. Heineman is professor of history at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. Robert T. Joseph is an independent scholar living in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dave Bridge is associate professor of political science at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Nicholas Rademacher is associate professor of religious studies at Cabrini College, Radnor, Pennsylvania. He is reviewer of Todd Scribner’s book, A Partisan Church: American Catholicism and the Rise of Neoconservative Catholics. Dr. Scribner is education outreach coordinator in the Department of Migration and Refugee Services at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C.