Render unto Lincoln : the indissolubility of the Roman Catholic Church during the American Civil War, 2013

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Pid

Identifier: b7636380

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate History program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts degree.

From the Collection:

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations Publishing website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2013

Creator

Pidermann, Victor (1985- ) (Author, Person)
DeRosa, Christopher S. (Thesis advisor, Person)
Rhett, Maryanne A. (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 205 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Introduction [excerpt]

The Civil War is a subject which has held the American imagination captive ever since the conflict ended in 1865. From that point to this very day countless books and articles have been published, diaries and war records have been poured [sic] over, and countless more original sources sit in lofty academic facilities and archives across the country, waiting to be read and re-read for futher interpretation. Many subjects pertaining to that by-gone era have been the inspiration for extensive scholarship. Especially with the coinciding of the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the conflict, many of these popular topics are being re-visited once again. There are some topics, however, that have not received much discussion; one such topic is the subject of this thesis paper, which endeavors to explore the reasons why the Roman Catholic Church in the United States did not experience a split during the turbulent years of the American Civil War.

Partial Contents

Introduction -- Fighting the good fight : the Catholic clergy, religious & laity -- A house divided cannot stand : the Catholic bishops of the border states -- You cannot serve two masters : the Catholic bishops of the North -- My hands for battle, my fingers for war : the Catholic bishops of the South -- What you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven : the Holy See & the papacy -- Epilogue : a church united -- Acknowledgements -- Works cited.