Arthur Preuss

Journalist and Voice of German and Conservative Catholics in America, 1871-1934

Author: Rory T. Conley Series: New German-American Studies/Neue Deutsch-Amerikanische Studien

This is a biography of Preuss (1871-1934), a figure in the turn of the century development of the Roman Catholic Church in America. The author attempts to fill a gap in the scholarship on the subject by providing the perspective of the conservative Catholic faction within the Church in the US.

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This biography chronicles the professional life of Arthur Preuss, an American Catholic journalist of German descent who, in his day, was perhaps the most important Catholic journalist in America. Through the pages of his journal, the Fortnightly Review and other works, Arthur Preuss provides an informative interpretation of issues related to German-American integration into American society and the German Catholic contribution to the Catholic Church in the United States.

About the Author

The Author: Rev. Rory T. Conley is a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Washington. Father Conley received his doctoral degree from the Catholic University of America in 1996.