American Catholics in transition /

The American Catholic Church has received much negative press in recent years, from priest abuse scandals to the investigation of nuns. But the heart of the church runs much deeper than these challenges, and the Catholic faith in America continues to evolve. American Catholics in Transition paints a...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2013
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Twenty-five years of observing Catholic life
  • The legacy of pre-Vatican II Catholics
  • Catholics in the United States: a quarter century of change
  • Catholic identity and commitment
  • American Catholics and church authority
  • Catholic women: commitment and change
  • Generational changes in catholic practice
  • Religion and party politics
  • Millennial Catholics
  • Conclusions: continuities and changes in American Catholicism
  • The 2011 survey.