TY - BOOK AU - Dichtl,John R. TI - Frontiers of faith: bringing Catholicism to the West in the Early Republic SN - 9780813172934 (electronic bk.) AV - BX1406.3 .D53 2008eb U1 - 282/.7709034 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Lexington, Ky. PB - University Press of Kentucky KW - Catholic Church KW - United States KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Church history KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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 UR - http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=224565 ER -