Transforming Catholicism Liturgical Change in the Vatican II Church

by Maines, David R.; McCallion, Michael J.

• ISBN13: 9780739118023
• ISBN10: 0739118021
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-09
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

The book is among the first social scientific studies of liturgical change in the Catholic church. The analysis is guided by a consistent theory of policy implementation, and it uses first-hand empirical data to ground its assesment and conclusions.

Author Biography

David R. Maines is Professor of Sociology and former Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Oakland University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Vatican II as Policy Formation	p. 1
Our Approach
The Historical Context
The Pre-Vatican II Context
Vatican II and Liturgical Change
Implementing Vatican II in Detroit
Notes
Becoming a Vatican II Diocese	p. 17
Short History of the Archdiocese of Detroit
Professionalization and Bureaucratization of the Diocese
Conclusion
Notes
Liturgists and Their Social Movements	p. 31
Liturgical Renewal and New Social Movement Theory
Frame Alignment Processes
Frame Bridging and Original Resources
Frame Amplification
Value Amplification
Belief Amplification
Frame Extensions
Conclusion
Notes
Bob the Liturgist	p. 49
The Interview
Conclusion
Notes
First Holy Communion	p. 65
Communion as a Contested Situation
Data and Methods
Findings
Picture Taking
Movement of Children
Our Father
Professionals' Views of Peer Seating
Parents' Views of Peer Seating
Conclusion
Notes
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults	p. 83
Short History of the RCIA
Data and Methods
The Problem of Time
Suburban Coordinators
City Coordinators
Negotiation and Rationality
Conclusion
Notes
The Tabernacle	p. 103
Tabernacle Location as a Problem
Data and Methods
Laity and Liturgists
Laity Views
Professional Views
Conclusion
Notes
Implementing Vatican II	p. 121
Transforming Beliefs into Practices
Vatican II and the New Evangelization
Notes
Bibliography	p. 139
Index	p. 147
About the Authors	p. 151
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