Catholic Culture in the USA by John Portmann
Articulates how theological teachings trickle down from the Vatican and influence decisions about food, marriage, sex, community celebrations, and medical care. This study of American Catholicism summarizes a widespread contemporary tendency to adapt traditional spirituality to a world of moral diversity.
"The sociological approach to Roman Catholicism used to favor regular church attendance and doctrinal conformity as the two most relevant benchmarks of the alleged religious involvement of the faithfulExploring the composite nebula of the "cultural Catholics", who claim to a Catholic identity without conforming themselves to the ecclesiastical standards, John Portmann's book offers a vivid and renewed overview of the internal plurality of Roman Catholicism, and enlarges the sociological approach to its normative system." - Professor Danièle Hervieu-Léger, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France, and author of Religion as a Chain of Memory
Reviewed in the Church Times.
'An important avenue of inquiry. ... [Portman's] questions are excellent and his accommodating tone is admirable.' Catholic Herald -- Jonathan Wright * Catholic Herald *
'... creative and often thought-provoking.' -- David Gibson * Catholic News Service *
Reviewed in the Church Times.
'An important avenue of inquiry. ... [Portman's] questions are excellent and his accommodating tone is admirable.' Catholic Herald -- Jonathan Wright * Catholic Herald *
'... creative and often thought-provoking.' -- David Gibson * Catholic News Service *
John Portmann is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, USA.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781441188922 |
| ISBN 10 | 1441188924 |
| Title | Catholic Culture in the USA |
| Author | John Portmann |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Continuum Publishing Corporation |
| Year published | 2010-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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