Sense of the faithful : how American Catholics live their faith / Jerome P. Baggett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baggett, Jerome P., 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--United States.

Catholics--United States.

Catholics--Religious life.

Physical Description:

xv, 285 p.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2009.

Summary:

Jerome Baggett conducted 300 intensive interviews with members of six parishes to explore all aspects of how Catholics balance the Church's ancient devotional practices with day-to-day life in the modern world. Moving beyond the simplistic categories of national surveys and the politically-motivated pronouncements of pundits, Sense of the Faithful ultimately paints a more complex--and more accurate--portrait of what it is like to be Catholic in America today.

Contents:

Getting situated : the view from Afar

Leaning closer : examining the brushstrokes

Stepping back : thinking about the big picture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-272) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0199716730

9780199716739

0-19-982608-0

0-19-987030-6

9786611925543

0-19-988684-9

0-19-971673-0

1-281-92554-3

OCLC:

821623220