The Future of Catholicism in America by Mark Silk
This volume considers Catholicism's prospects at a pivotal moment. Contributors-scholars from sociology, theology, religious studies, and history-look at the church's evolving institutional structure, its increasing ethnic diversity, and its changing public presence.
The book provides an excellent and also sobering view of Catholicism in America and its future* Sociology of Religion *
For anyone in the field of Religions in America, including new religions studies, this is a must read. * Nova Religio *
Well-conceived. This is a must-read. * Nova Religio *
These essays are accompanied by a full complement of annotation, giving graduate students and their professors ample reference material to search out further. A useful index rounds out the book. -- Patrick J. Hayes * Catholic Library World *
In the past fifty years Catholicism has undergone a series of twists and turns. This sensitive and clear-eyed analysis looks to the past as well as the present to anticipate the future of a constantly changing religion. The authors peel away the multiple layers that make up the contemporary church with thoroughness and honesty. While unsettling, this is a mandatory read. -- Colleen McDannell, author of The Spirit of Vatican II: A History of Catholic Reform in America
This volume offers indispensable resources for re-imagining a post-subcultural future for Catholics and their political and religious presence in the voluntary and diverse religious culture of the United States. -- William L. Portier, author of Divided Friends: Portraits of the Roman Catholic Modernist Crisis in the United States
For anyone in the field of Religions in America, including new religions studies, this is a must read. * Nova Religio *
Well-conceived. This is a must-read. * Nova Religio *
These essays are accompanied by a full complement of annotation, giving graduate students and their professors ample reference material to search out further. A useful index rounds out the book. -- Patrick J. Hayes * Catholic Library World *
In the past fifty years Catholicism has undergone a series of twists and turns. This sensitive and clear-eyed analysis looks to the past as well as the present to anticipate the future of a constantly changing religion. The authors peel away the multiple layers that make up the contemporary church with thoroughness and honesty. While unsettling, this is a mandatory read. -- Colleen McDannell, author of The Spirit of Vatican II: A History of Catholic Reform in America
This volume offers indispensable resources for re-imagining a post-subcultural future for Catholics and their political and religious presence in the voluntary and diverse religious culture of the United States. -- William L. Portier, author of Divided Friends: Portraits of the Roman Catholic Modernist Crisis in the United States
Patricia O’Connell Killen is professor of religious studies at Gonzaga University. Her books include The Art of Theological Reflection (1994) and Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest: The None Zone (2004).
Mark Silk is professor of religion in public life and director of the Leonard Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College. He is the author of Unsecular Media: Making News of Religion in America (1995) and coeditor of Religion by Region, an eight-volume series on religion and public life in the United States, among others.
Mark Silk is professor of religion in public life and director of the Leonard Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College. He is the author of Unsecular Media: Making News of Religion in America (1995) and coeditor of Religion by Region, an eight-volume series on religion and public life in the United States, among others.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780231191494 |
| ISBN 10 | 0231191499 |
| Title | The Future of Catholicism in America |
| Author | Mark Silk |
| Series | The Future Of Religion In America |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Year published | 2019-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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