Episode 21 - 1963 Part I: New Frontiers

About this episode

This episode discusses the changes in the American religious landscape and the Space Race during the early 1960s.

This episode begins with a brief overview of changes to the American religious landscape during the early 1960s, as highly conservative believers were shaken by the Supreme Court's decision against school prayer, and Catholics had a divided reaction to the "Vatican II" reforms to the traditional liturgy. During the Kennedy Administration, the Space Race entered high gear as the USA struggled to match Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's achievement as the first man in outer space. However, by 1962...

Topics covered

• American religious landscape
• Supreme Court
• school prayer
• Vatican II
• Kennedy Administration
• Space Race
• Yuri Gagarin

Keywords

• 1963
• Catholics
• conservative believers
• outer space

Mentioned in this episode

Places: USA

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