| Description |
x, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"A Sheed & Ward book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Catholic laity, Catholic faith, and the Catholic church -- Catholic identity : analysis and trends -- American Catholics' commitment to the institutional church -- The sacraments : trends and variations -- Problems facing the Catholic Church -- American Catholics and church authority -- Church leadership and lay involvement -- Religion and politics among American Catholics -- Conclusions: summary and implications -- Appendix A: Catholic education -- Appendix B: Hispanic Catholics -- Appendix C: the 2005 Gallup survey. |
| Summary |
This volume interprets 18 years of gathered evidence and prognostications about the next generation of Catholicism in America. Gallup polls were conducted in 1987, 1993, 1999, and 2005 focusing on trends in Catholic thinking. The authors studied how Catholics participate in their faith and what attitudes characterize their practice. They offer evidence that American Catholicism is changing in the minds and hearts of every Catholic congregation. Blind adherence to statements and directives from church hierarchy is being supplanted by intelligent and socially committed folks taking responsibility for their own faith development. This book suggests that the future will see more Catholics making decisions about their own faith and fewer Catholics who are fervently committed to church life. |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- History -- 1965-
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Catholic Church. (OCoLC)fst00531720
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1965
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Nonfiction.
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| Added Author |
D'Antonio, William V.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: American Catholics today. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2007 (OCoLC)646209005 |
| ISBN |
9780742552142 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0742552144 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780742552159 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0742552152 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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