{"product_id":"american-parishes-remaking-local-catholicism-paperback-softback-9780823284344","title":"American Parishes; Remaking Local Catholicism (Paperback \/ softback) 9780823284344","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerican Parishes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRemaking Local Catholicism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGary J. Adler (Edited by), Tricia C. Bruce (Edited by), Brian Starks (Edited by), Gary J. Adler (Contributions by), Nancy Ammerman (Contributions by), Mary Jo Bane (Contributions by), Tricia C. Bruce (Contributions by), John A. Coleman (Contributions by), Kathleen Garces-Foley (Contributions by), Mark M. Gray (Contributions by), Brett Hoover (Contributions by), Courtney Irby (Contributions by), Tia Noelle Pratt (Contributions by), Brian Starks (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780823284344\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 July 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.444 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eParishes are the missing middle in studies of American Catholicism. Between individual Catholics and a global institution, the thousands of local parishes are where Catholicism gets remade. American Parishes showcases what social forces shape parishes, what parishes do, how they do it, and what this says about the future of Catholicism in the United States. Expounding an embedded field approach, this book displays the numerous forces currently reshaping American parishes. It draws from sociology of religion, culture, organizations, and race to illuminate basic parish processes, like leadership and education, and ongoing parish struggles like conflict and multiculturalism. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerican Parishes\u003c\/i\u003e brings together contemporary data, methods, and questions to establish a sociological re-engagement with Catholic parishes and a Catholic re-engagement with sociological analysis. Contributions by leading social scientists highlight how community, geography, and authority intersect within parishes. It illuminates and analyzes how growing racial diversity, an aging religious population, and neighborhood change affect the inner workings of parishes. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003eGary J. Adler Jr., Nancy Ammerman, Mary Jo Bane, Tricia C. Bruce, John A. Coleman, S.J., Kathleen Garces-Foley, Mary Gray, Brett Hoover, Courtney Ann Irby, Tia Noelle Pratt, and Brian Starks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e: What Is a Parish? Why Look at Catholic Parishes?\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary J. Adler Jr., Tricia C. Bruce, and Brian Starks\u003c\/i\u003e   1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I : Seeing Parishes Through a Sociological Lens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. \u003c\/b\u003eA Brief History of the Sociology of Parishes in the United States\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTricia C. Bruce\u003c\/i\u003e   25\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2. \u003c\/b\u003eStudying Parishes: Lessons and New Directions from the Study of Congregations\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNancy T. Ammerman\u003c\/i\u003e   47\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Parish Trends\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Shifting Landscape of US Catholic Parishes, 1998–2012\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary J. Adler Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e   69\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4. \u003c\/b\u003eStable Transformation: Catholic Parishioners in the United States\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark M. Gray\u003c\/i\u003e   95\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III: Race, Class, and Diversity in Parish Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5. \u003c\/b\u003ePower in the Parish\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrett C. Hoover\u003c\/i\u003e   111\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6. \u003c\/b\u003eLiturgy as Identity Work in Predominantly African American Parishes\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTia Noelle Pratt\u003c\/i\u003e   132\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7. \u003c\/b\u003eA House Divided\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Jo Bane\u003c\/i\u003e   153\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart IV: Young Catholics In (and Out) of Parishes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e8.\u003c\/b\u003e Parishes as Homes and Hubs\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathleen Garces-Foley\u003c\/i\u003e   173\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e9.\u003c\/b\u003e Preparing to Say \"I Do\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCourtney Ann Irby\u003c\/i\u003e   196\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart V : The Practice and Future of a Sociology of Catholic Parishes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e10.\u003c\/b\u003e A Sociologist Looks at His Own Parish: A Conversation with John A. Coleman, SJ\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn A. Coleman, SJ, with editors Gary J. Adler Jr., \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTricia C. Bruce, and Brian Starks\u003c\/i\u003e   217\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e: Parishes as the Embedded Middle of American Catholicism\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary J. Adler Jr., Tricia C. Bruce, and Brian Starks \u003c\/i\u003e  231\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/b\u003e  247\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eList of Contributors \u003c\/b\u003e  249\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndex \u003c\/b\u003e  253\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52580354785560,"sku":"9780823284344","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/american-parishes-remaking-local-catholicism-paperback-softback-9780823284344","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}