1st Edition
Chicago Catholics and the Struggles within Their Church
218 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
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What might one expect to learn from a probability sample study of the Archdiocese of Chicago? Can one form a national portrait of Catholics in the United States from data about Chicago? Certainly, Chicago is unique in its judgments about its clergy. As the eminent Catholic sociologist Andrew M. Greeley argues, it is this very difference that makes rigorous comparisons between Chicago Catholics... Read more
Foreword, Introduction: The Archdiocese by the Lake, 1. Destabilization of Structures in the Local Church, 2. The Lost Sheep, 3. Catholic Identities, 4. Cafeteria Catholicism, 5. Time to Leave?, 6. Mass on Sundays, 7. Priests at Work, 8. Secularized Young People, 9. Why Do They Stay?, 10. Competing Identities, 11. Ethnic Groups and Regions of the City, Appendixes, References, Index
Biography
Andrew M. Greeley
