The "Latin Question" as Microcosm: The Americanist Controversies Writ Small
American Catholic education changed in the late nineteeneth century as the perceived need for cultural unity drove a push for educational homogeneity. But Catholic education was not monolithic; in fact, Catholic school curriculum was shaped by disputes between rival teaching orders, each emphasizing...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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American Catholic Historical Society
2007
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American catholic studies
Anno: 2007, Volume: 118, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 47-58 |
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| Riepilogo: | American Catholic education changed in the late nineteeneth century as the perceived need for cultural unity drove a push for educational homogeneity. But Catholic education was not monolithic; in fact, Catholic school curriculum was shaped by disputes between rival teaching orders, each emphasizing an idiosyncratic view of Catholicism. These battles for curricular control were caused by the differences in American and European Catholics' approaches to education and exacerbated by economic and social conflict between religious orders as they vied for students. In assessing the changes and challenges that American Catholic educators faced, it is important to develop the narrative in microcosm, illustrating large scale change through the issues involved by exploring their impact on a specific group of Catholic educators. The events surrounding the Latin Question were fueled by rivalry between American Jesuits and Christian Brothers and their two competing visions of Catholic education, challenging the popular image of Catholicism as a centrally directed monolith. The story of the Latin Question illustrates some unique features of American Catholic education. First and foremost is the developing rift between European and American Catholics. Though American Catholic intellectuals would remain Euro-centric until the 1920s and 1930s, there were signs of stress as the relationship between Europe and the American hierarchy shifted due to America's leap from mission to world power in the span of fifty years. The Latin Question demonstrates that American ideas were affecting the American Catholic hierarchy, ideas which their European brethren regarded as heretical and derided as "Americanism." The story of the Latin Question militates against conceptualizing Catholicism as a homogenous body whose brain and heart sit in Rome, directing the many limbs' movements. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8534 |
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