Two Catholic Americanisms, c. 1938-1965
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Title
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Two Catholic Americanisms, c. 1938-1965
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Description
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Chart showing two versions of Catholic Americanism in the United States, 1938-1965. The chart is based on Maria Mazzenga's paper: "Catholic Americanisms and Antisemitism: From Kristallnacht to Nostra Aetate," delivered at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, July 20, 2026. Interpretive chart, created in 2026, presenting a two-pole analytical framework for American Catholic attitudes toward Jews and Judaism between roughly 1938 and 1965. The chart contrasts a “defensive” Catholic Americanism, represented by Charles Coughlin, Edward Lodge Curran, and the Christian Front, with a “pluralist” Catholic
Americanism represented by John A. Ryan, Maurice Sheehy, and George Higgins. This is a secondary, interpretive work and not a historical document. The two categories are analytical poles rather than fixed camps, and most American Catholics of the period fell between them.
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Item number
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612-009
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Date
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2026
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Image
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Creator
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Mazzenga, Maria
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Subject
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Catholic Church — United States — History — 20th century
Antisemitism — United States
Judaism — Relations — Catholic Church
Catholic Church — Relations — Judaism
Coughlin, Charles E., 1891-1979
Ryan, John A. (John Augustine), 1869-1945
Higgins, George Gilmary, 1916-2002
Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano)
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Place
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United States
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Date note
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1938-1965
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Source collection
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"Catholic Americanisms and Antisemitism: From Kristallnacht to Nostra Aetate," delivered at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, July 20, 2026.
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Language
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eng
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Rights
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© 2026 Maria Mazzenga.
The analytical content is the author’s. Layout and visual arrangement were produced with AI assistance and may not be independently protectable; the license is offered over the work as a whole and is a statement of the author’s intent for reuse.
