American parishes: remaking local Catholicism
Introduction:What is a parish? Why look at Catholic parishes /Gary J. Adler Jr., Tricia C. Bruce, Brian Starks --A brief history of the sociology parishes in the United States /Tricia C. Bruce --Studying parishes: lessons and new directions from the study of congregations /Nancy T. Ammerman --The sh...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Fordham University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Edition: | First edition |
| Series/Journal: | Catholic practice in North America
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Catholicism
/ Parish
/ Religious sociology
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Catholics (United States) B Catholic Church (United States) B Catholic / RELIGION / Christianity |
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| Summary: | Introduction:What is a parish? Why look at Catholic parishes /Gary J. Adler Jr., Tricia C. Bruce, Brian Starks --A brief history of the sociology parishes in the United States /Tricia C. Bruce --Studying parishes: lessons and new directions from the study of congregations /Nancy T. Ammerman --The shifting landscape of US Catholic parishes, 1998-2012 /Gary J. Adler Jr. --Stable transformation: Catholic parishioners in the United States /Mark M. Gray --Power in the parish /Brett C. Hoover --Liturgy as identity work in predominantly African American parishes /Tia Noelle Pratt --A house divided /Mary Jo Bane --Parishes as home and hubs /Kathleen Garces-Foley --Preparing to say "I do" /Courtney Ann Irby --A sociologist looks at his own parish: a conversation with John A. Coleman, SJ /John A. Coleman, SJ, with editors Gary J. Adler Jr., Tricia C. Bruce, and Brian Starks --Conclusion:Parishes as the embedded middle of American Catholicism /Gary J. Adler Jr., Tricia C. Bruce, Brian Starks. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | x, 263 Seiten, Illustrationen, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0823284344 |