Plumer, Eric <br/><br/>
The Catholic Church and American culture :  why the claims of Dan Brown strike a chord / 
by Eric Plumer. 
 - Scranton [Pa.] :  University of Scranton Press,  c2009. 
 - xxiii, 340 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-327) and index. 
<br/><br/>A special note on Angels & Demons -- People and events in the history of anti-Catholicism -- The controversy in the Catholic Church over contraception -- The Catholic Church and the sex abuse scandals -- The controversy in the Catholic Church over homosexuality -- Opus Dei and conspiracy -- Classic voices in American religion : Thomas Jefferson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and William James -- The rise of modern science as a challenge to the Catholic Church -- The rise of modern psychology as a challenge to the Catholic Church -- Mary Magdalene, the place of women in the Catholic Church, and the sexuality of Jesus -- The quest for the historical Jesus. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781589661356 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1589661354 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009003406 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Brown, Dan, 1964-  Da Vinci code. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Catholic Church--History--United States--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christianity and culture--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BX1406.3 .P58 2009