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Frontiers of faith

Dichtl, John R., 1965-

Frontiers of faith bringing Catholicism to the West in the Early Republic / [electronic resource] : John R. Dichtl. - Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2008. - 1 online resource (ix, 240 p.)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and index.

The view to the West -- A central role for priests -- "Presumptuous renegades" : controlling priests and congregations -- Making sacred place : churches and religious goods -- The promise and risks of proximity on the frontier -- Emphatic persuasion : teaching, processions, preaching, and polemics.

9780813172934 (electronic bk.) 0813172934 (electronic bk.)

BX1406.3 / .D53 2008eb

282/.7709034