About This Issue

In the late 1950s, sociologist Andrew Greeley wrote, "In the suburb the Catholic is regarded, at last, as a full-fledged American." With this demographic and cultural shift in mind, this issue engages the historiography of post-World War II suburbia and presents particular case studies of Catholic suburban life and experiences.

Stephen M. Koeth, C.S.C., is a doctoral candidate in the department of history at Columbia University, New York City. I am grateful for his suggestion for the theme of this issue and for his editorial assistance. Jason Steidl is a lecturer in the department of religious studies at St. Joseph's College, New York City. David J. Endres, in addition to serving as editor of this journal, is academic dean and associate professor of Church history at the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio. James A. Gutowski is a humanities instructor at Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio. Jillian Plummer is an assistant lecturer in the Catholic Studies Department at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.