Between individual Catholics and a global institution, thousands of local parishes remake Catholicism each day. With fresh data and sociological methods, this book shows how parishes are shaped by community, geography, and authority; how parishes respond to diversity and change; and how parishes worship and educate for the future of Catholicism.
Between individual Catholics and a global institution, thousands of local parishes remake Catholicism each day. With fresh data and sociological methods, this book shows how parishes are shaped by community, geography, and authority; how parishes respond to diversity and change; and how parishes worship and educate for the future of Catholicism.
Gary J. Adler, Jr. (Edited By) Gary J. Adler, Jr. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Pennsylvania State University. Tricia C. Bruce (Edited By) Tricia C. Bruce is Associate Professor of Sociology at Maryville College and the University of Texas at San Antonio. Brian Starks (Edited By) Brian Starks is Associate Professor of Sociology at Kennesaw State University.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: What Is a Parish? Why Look at Catholic Parishes? Gary J. Adler Jr., Tricia C. Bruce, and Brian Starks 1 Part I : Seeing Parishes Through a Sociological Lens 1. A Brief History of the Sociology of Parishes in the United States Tricia C. Bruce 25 2. Studying Parishes: Lessons and New Directions from the Study of Congregations Nancy T. Ammerman 47 Part II: Parish Trends 3. The Shifting Landscape of US Catholic Parishes, 1998-2012 Gary J. Adler Jr. 69 4. Stable Transformation: Catholic Parishioners in the United States Mark M. Gray 95 Part III: Race, Class, and Diversity in Parish Life 5. Power in the Parish Brett C. Hoover 111 6. Liturgy as Identity Work in Predominantly African American Parishes Tia Noelle Pratt 132 7. A House Divided Mary Jo Bane 153 Part IV: Young Catholics In (and Out) of Parishes 8. Parishes as Homes and Hubs Kathleen Garces-Foley 173 9. Preparing to Say "I Do" Courtney Ann Irby 196 Part V : The Practice and Future of a Sociology of Catholic Parishes 10. 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 217 Conclusion: Parishes as the Embedded Middle of American Catholicism Gary J. Adler Jr., Tricia C. Bruce, and Brian Starks 231 Acknowledgments 247 List of Contributors 249 Index 253
Introduction: What Is a Parish? Why Look at Catholic Parishes? Gary J. Adler Jr., Tricia C. Bruce, and Brian Starks 1 Part I : Seeing Parishes Through a Sociological Lens 1. A Brief History of the Sociology of Parishes in the United States Tricia C. Bruce 25 2. Studying Parishes: Lessons and New Directions from the Study of Congregations Nancy T. Ammerman 47 Part II: Parish Trends 3. The Shifting Landscape of US Catholic Parishes, 1998-2012 Gary J. Adler Jr. 69 4. Stable Transformation: Catholic Parishioners in the United States Mark M. Gray 95 Part III: Race, Class, and Diversity in Parish Life 5. Power in the Parish Brett C. Hoover 111 6. Liturgy as Identity Work in Predominantly African American Parishes Tia Noelle Pratt 132 7. A House Divided Mary Jo Bane 153 Part IV: Young Catholics In (and Out) of Parishes 8. Parishes as Homes and Hubs Kathleen Garces-Foley 173 9. Preparing to Say "I Do" Courtney Ann Irby 196 Part V : The Practice and Future of a Sociology of Catholic Parishes 10. 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 217 Conclusion: Parishes as the Embedded Middle of American Catholicism Gary J. Adler Jr., Tricia C. Bruce, and Brian Starks 231 Acknowledgments 247 List of Contributors 249 Index 253
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