Adler, Gary J., Jr. <br/><br/>
American Parishes :  Remaking Local Catholicism. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (279 pages) 
 - Catholic Practice in North America Series .
 - Catholic Practice in North America Series .
<br/><br/>Cover -- American Parishes -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: What Is a Parish? Why Look at Catholic Parishes? -- PART I: SEEING PARISHES THROUGH A SOCIOLOGICAL LENS -- 1 A Brief History of the Sociology of Parishes in the United States -- 2 Studying Parishes: Lessons and New Directions from the Study of Congregations -- PART II: PARISH TRENDS -- 3 The Shifting Landscape of US Catholic Parishes, 1998-2012 -- 4 Stable Transformation: Catholic Parishioners in the United States -- PART III: R ACE, CLASS, AND DIVERSITY IN PARISH LIFE -- 5 Power in the Parish -- 6 Liturgy as Identity Work in Predominantly African American Parishes -- 7 A House Divided -- PART IV: YOUNG CATHOLICS IN (AND OUT) OF PARISHES -- 8 Parishes as Homes and Hubs -- 9 Preparing to Say "I Do" -- PART V: THE PRACTICE AND FUTURE OF A S OCIOLOGY OF CATHOLIC PARISHES -- 10 A Sociologist Looks at His Own Parish: A Conversation with John A. Coleman, SJ -- Conclusion: Parishes as the Embedded Middle of American Catholicism -- Acknowledgments -- List of Contributors -- Index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780823284375 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Catholics-United States.<br/>Catholic Church-United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BX1406.2 .A447 2019 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>282.73