U.S. Catholic Historian

[1] It is devoted exclusively to the history of the Catholic Church in the United States.Each issue contains articles on a theme selected by the editor and the journal's editorial board.Themes have included urbanism, gender, anti-Catholicism, modernism, black Catholics, Hispanic heritage, and social activism, among many others.In noting the journal's distinctive approach, historian James T. Fisher wrote, “[T]he journal has presented diverse voices, topics, and approaches as a fundamental organizing principle….USCH quickly grew from a modest format to an indispensable outlet for new scholarship that defined an emerging field and gave its scholars ‘a journal of one’s own.’”[2] Contributors include specialists in the field of American Catholic history, but also journalists, archivists, theologians, and sociologists.Notable contributors have included Andrew Greeley, Michael Novak, Martin E. Marty, Robert A. Orsi, Bishop Ricardo Ramírez, Bishop John S. Cummins, Mark A. Noll, Albert J. Raboteau, and M. Shawn Copeland.
DisciplineHistoryEditedPublisherCatholic University of America PressAndrew GreeleyMichael NovakMartin E. MartyRobert A. OrsiBishop Ricardo RamírezBishop John S. CumminsMark A. NollAlbert J. RaboteauM. Shawn CopelandOur Sunday Visitor PressUniversity of Notre Dame PressProject MUSEEBSCO Humanities Abstractsacademic journalhistory of the Catholic Church