Catholic Religious Vocations: Decline and Revival
This essay attempts to explain the dramatic, recent decline in Catholic vocations--in the number of persons becoming priests, nuns, or monks. Appropriate data force rejection of gender-based explanations, such as increased secular career opportunities for women. Cross-national data show that the dec...
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Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
2000
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Review of religious research
Year: 2000, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-145 |
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