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- The Church and the Land: The National Catholic Rural Life Conference and American Society, 1923–2007 church and the land: the National Catholic Rural Life Conference and American society, 1923-2007
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: The Catholic University of America Press
summary
The Church and the Land is the first scholarly history of the Catholic rural life movement in the United States from its beginning in the 1920s to the present day. It tells the story of the men and women of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference (NCRLC) who labored to bring Catholic principles into effect to benefit the farm families, agricultural laborers, and others who lived in the American countrysid
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- p. iii
- Tables Listing
- p. viii
- Illustrations Listing
- pp. ix-x
- 4. The Great Depression
- pp. 85-101
- 5. Programs to Meet the Crisis
- pp. 102-128
- 6. Inside the NCRLC
- pp. 129-151
- 7. Ligutti Takes the Helm
- pp. 152-175
- 8. The Conference Becomes International
- pp. 176-191
- 9. Helping Developing Countries
- pp. 192-223
- 10. The End of the Ligutti Era
- pp. 224-230
- 11. Organizing for Social Involvement
- pp. 231-270
- 13. Fighting Poverty
- pp. 313-335
- 14. Stewardship of the Planet
- pp. 336-357
- Bibliography
- pp. 367-382
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813217598
Related ISBN(s)
9780813217208
MARC Record
OCLC
820011248
Pages
416
Launched on MUSE
2013-02-13
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2010