The Lion and the Lamb: Evangelicals and Catholics in America

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Summary: Shea Caps His Lifelong Project
Review: Shea, formerly at St. Louis University and now at the College of Holy Cross, has penned his magnum opus. With evident erudition and a full command of the sources, he traces the undulating relationship between the various strains of Evangelism with those of the Roman Catholic Church. No longer today does blind bigotry and outright rejection reign in this delicate balance
between these two branches of Christianity. Rather, beginning with common social and political goals, the two movements find themselves in more accord than ever. Colson and Neuhaus have
promoted this unofficial peace and collaboration. Interestingly,
the impetus for rapprochment has come from the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Now only what Shea terms "nativism" stands outside the fold of positive development. "Bull" Shea (as his old friends affectionately remember him) is to be congratulated for finally putting it all together. It's the best on the subject (but the addition of a critical bibliography would have been helpful).