{"product_id":"new-anti-catholicism-the","title":"New Anti-Catholicism, The","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnti-Catholicism has a long history in America. And as Philip Jenkins argues in The New Anti-Catholicism, this virulent strain of hatred--once thought dead--is alive and well in our nation, but few people seem to notice, or care.        A statement that is seen as racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic, or homophobic can haunt a speaker for years, writes Jenkins, but it is still possible to make hostile and vituperative public statements about Roman\n\u003cbr\u003eCatholicism without fear of serious repercussions. Jenkins shines a light on anti-Catholic sentiment in American society and illuminates its causes, looking closely at gay and feminist anti-Catholicism,\n\u003cbr\u003eanti-Catholic rhetoric and imagery in the media, and the anti-Catholicism of the academic world. For newspapers and newsmagazines, for television news and in movies, for major book publishers, the Catholic Church has come to provide a grossly stereotyped public villain. Catholic opinions, doctrines, and individual leaders are frequently the butt of harsh satire. Indeed, the notion that the church is a deadly enemy of women--the idea of Catholic misogyny--is commonly accepted in the news media\n\u003cbr\u003eand in popular culture, says Jenkins. And the recent pedophile priest scandal, he shows, has revived many ancient anti-Catholic stereotypes.      It was said that with the election of John F.\n\u003cbr\u003eKennedy, anti-Catholicism in America was dead. This provocative new book corrects that illusion, drawing attention to this important issue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44156880486638,"sku":"9780195176049","price":36.63,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780195176049.jpg?v=1706235955","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/new-anti-catholicism-the","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}