The New Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice
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| The New Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice | |
 Paperback cover Oxford University Press ISBN:0195154800 |
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| Author | Philip Jenkins |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | history, religion, Anti-Catholicism/United States |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Media type | Hardcover, Paperback |
| Pages | 258 pages (1st edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | ISBN:0195154800 (1st edition, hardcover) |
The New Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice is a book written by Philip Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History and Religious studies at Pennsylvania State University, dealing with contemporary anti-Catholic bigotry, particularly in the United States.
In The New Anti-Catholicism, describes how bigoty and hatred toward Catholics, for a time considered a thing of the past, is still thriving in the U.S.[1] Jenkins observes that it is a form of bigotry that is ignored or even accepted or encouraged in quarters that would not tolerate most other forms of bigotry..[2]
A statement that is seen as racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic, or homophobic can haunt a speaker for years, writes Jenkins, but it is still possible to make hostile and vituperative public statements about Roman Catholicism without fear of serious repercussions.
[edit] Contents
Encounters
- 1 The Limits of Hatred
- 2 The Catholic Menace
- 3 Catholics and Liberals
- 4 The Church Hates Women
- 5 The Church Kills Gays
- 6 Catholics and the News Media
- 7 "The Perp Walk of Sacramental Perverts": The Pedophile Priest Crisis
- 8 Catholics in Movies and Television
- 9 Black Legends: Rewriting Catholic History
- 10 The End of Prejudice
- Notes
- Index
