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9780742552142

American Catholics Today New Realities of Their Faith and Their Church

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  • ISBN13:

    9780742552142

  • ISBN10:

    0742552144

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-03-26
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

American Catholics Today presents trends in American Catholic opinion from 1987 to 2005, using four identical surveys. These surveys depict trends in Catholics' views of the sacraments, church authority, church teachings in the area of sex and gender, and strength of Catholic identity. The analysis in 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.

Author Biography

James D. Davidson is professor of sociology at Purdue University.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introduction: Catholic Laity, Catholic Faith, and the Catholic Churchp. 1
Catholic Identity: Analysis and Trendsp. 15
American Catholics' Commitment to the Institutional Churchp. 37
The Sacraments: Trends and Variationsp. 49
Problems Facing the Catholic Churchp. 67
American Catholics and Church Authorityp. 85
Church Leadership and Lay Involvementp. 105
Religion and Politics among American Catholicsp. 123
Conclusions: Summary and Implicationsp. 141
Catholic Educationp. 157
Hispanic Catholicsp. 165
The 2005 Gallup Surveyp. 173
Referencesp. 185
Indexp. 193
About the Authorsp. 203
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