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Article: Historian contends Catholic church gets a 'bad rap': anti-Catholic bigotry feeds clerical sex abuse scandal, Jenkins says. (Q&A).
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- August 1, 2003
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NCR's Margot Patterson interviewed Philip Jenkins by phone about his book The New Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice. An influential and sometimes controversial scholar who has written widely on a range of topics, Jenkins is Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University. His other recent books include The Next Christendom: The Rise of Global Christianity and Images of Terror: What We Can and Can't Know About Terrorism.
NCR: I'm curious why an Episcopalian chose to write a book about anti-Catholicism. Can you say a little bit about how you came to write this particular book?
Jenkins: I was a member ...