Marquette University e-Publications@Marquette Theology Faculty Research and Publications Theology, Department of 1-1-2011 Review of "Abt Dominikus Hagenauer (1746-1811) von St. Peter in Salzburg: Tagebücher 1786–1810" Ulrich Lehner Marquette University, ulrich.lehner@marquette.edu Published version. Theological Studies, Vol. 71, (2011): 228. Publisher Link. © 2011 Theological Studies, Inc. Used with permission. 228 THEOLOGICAL STUDIES ABT DOMINIKUS HAGENAUER (17461811) VON ST. PETER IN SALZBURG: TAGEBOCHER 1786- 1810. Edited by Adolf Hahnl, Hannelore Angermliller, and Rudolph Angermliller. 3 vols. Studien und Mitteilungen Erganzungsband 46. St. Ottilien: EOS, 2009. Pp. 1656. €98. Shortly before the French Revolution and the subsequent coalition wars initiated the end of monasticism in the Holy Roman Empire, Dominikus Hagenauer was elected-supported by a campaign of Leopold Mozart- to the abbatial see of St. Peter in Salzburg (1786). During his among other challenges, tenu!e he f~ced, the mcreasmg threat of anticlericalism the attacks of radical Enlighteners on th~ Church, and the possibility that his monastery would be dissolved. Regarding these exp~ncs and many more (e.g. , his fnendship With the Mozart family or Michael Haydn), he wrote a 1 400-page di~ry , which has now been ' superbly edited by the Historical Commission of the Gennan Benedictines. The text immediately grabs attention due to the vividness of the narrative the reported details, and the variety of t~pics covered. We learn not only about the liturgical and intellectual culture of the abbey, its connection to other religious orders, and the controversies about the iIJ.lp~m e ntaio of the Enlightenment Within the theology department in Salzburg, but also about the personal visits of the abbot with his family and how much chocolate he usually sent as a Christmas present to t~e ~uns of Nonnberg Abbey. Thus the dlanes become a gold mine for every church historian who desires to know more about the intellectual social, and cultural history of 18th-cen~ tury monasticism, giving a most intimate insight into Catholic life in central Europe between 1786 and 1810. ULRICH L. LEHNER Marquette University, Milwaukee THE FBI AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH 1935-1962. By Steve Rosswunn. Amherst ~ University of Massachusetts, 2009. Pp. xi + 352. $39.95. . Rosswurm addresses an important lacuna in American Catholic studies. ~teroyps abound involving the relatIOnship between the pre-Vatican II American Catholic Church and social institutions committed to protecting the moral and social order, such as the police, military, labor unions and of politicians. The Federal Burea~ Investigation, led by its iconic director J. Edgar Hoover, made no secret of its preference for hiring Catholics. While not Catholic himself, Hoover believed Catholics alone possessed the moral and intellectual fib.er necessary for combatmg Commullism and other ills afflicting American life. The Church responded in kind, granting Hoover a~ultion and willingly cooperating With the Bureau's anti-Communist endeavors. Prior to R.'s book this relationship had been more pres~md than examined. Both the Church and the FBI sought to stave off social chaos. Thus underneath their shared anti-Com~us R . argues, lay shared asumption~ about authority and traditional gender roles, particularly patriarchal leadership. Ensuring those values would guarantee social order, both Church and .Bureau s~ruck out against CommUllism and Its perceived filth and infiltrations. R. investigates this shared ~orldview topically, covering influential . laymen and bishops alike. His meticulous research illuminates the extent to which several bishops (e.g., Fulton Sheen, John F. Noll, and Cardinal Richard Cushing), laymen, and Catholic universities gladly endorsed and facilitated the Bureau's investigations. Researching this book took R. 20 years, and his diligence paid off. No other book sets forth the Bureau and Church's shared intellectual and cultural (if not always religious) foundations. The book could also serve as a source for a deeper understanding of 20th-century clerical education and biographies. However, amid his rigorous research. R. repeatedly assails patnarchal anxiety as the animus that generated the Church and Bureau's fevered antimodernism and anti-Communism. Thus a work of fine historical scholarship concludes on an all-toofamiliar-and thus disappointing-note: