Superpower Saints: Rome and America, 1939-1963
Kathleen Sprows Cummings
University of Notre Dame
Date: October 11, 2018
Co-sponsored with the Catholic Studies Program
Abstract
During and after the Second World War, Elizabeth Ann Seton, then a candidate for canonization, was increasingly touted as a "wholly American saint.本讲座将探讨美国作为冷战超级大国的地位如何与天主教美国主义融合，从而影响了20世纪圣人的塑造.
Speaker Bio
Kathleen Sprows Cummings is the William W. 安娜·简·库什瓦是圣母大学美国天主教电子游戏正规平台库什瓦中心的主任. 她也是圣母大学美国电子游戏正规平台和历史的副教授. Cummings is the author of several books, including 旧信仰的新女性:进步时代的性别与美国天主教身份 (北卡罗来纳大学出版社)，它是2009年天主教新闻协会奖的三次获奖者. Research for her current book project, entitled Citizen Saints: Catholics and Canonization in American Culture, 是由国家人文基金会的奖学金资助的，并与北卡罗来纳大学出版社签订了合同. 卡明斯以优异成绩毕业于斯克兰顿大学(University of Scranton)，成绩为B.A. She received her M.A. in History from the University of Scranton, her M.A. in History and her Ph.D. in U.S. History from the University of Notre Dame.