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African American Catholics, though small in number and historically the targets of racial intolerance, are now the backbone of the church. The vast majority of African American Catholics do not perceive racial marginalization and intolerance in the church. African American Catholics are among the strongest religious identifiers in the church, while whites show a more fragile Catholic identity. The Catholic church may have finally overcome its racist past for the vast majority of African American Catholics, but serious concerns remain for white Catholics. Based on data from a national religion survey, this book explores religious attitudes from an African American Catholic perspective.

Contents -- About the Author -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction: A Climate of Threat and Vulnerability -- Chapter 2. Context: The Promise of 72 Virgins -- Chapter 3. Value Conflict: Civil Liberties Versus National Security -- Chapter 4. Explaining the Support for Civil Liberties -- Chapter 5. Acceptable Consequences -- Chapter 6. Civil Liberties in an Evolving Context -- Chapter 7. Spiral of Silence: Partisan Orientations in a Climate of Threat -- Chapter 8. Racial Reactions -- Chapter 9. Social Group Affect, Intolerance, and Threat -- Chapter 10. Conclusion

Critically examines Steven A. Tuch & Michael Hughes's "Whites' Racial Policy Attitudes" (1996 [see abstract 9715740]), arguing that the incompleteness of their model, combined with serious methodological problems, invalidates their analysis & voids any substantive conclusions. It is contended that Tuch & Hughes neglect political outlook as an important factor in explaining whites' opposition to racial policies & were too casual in their measurement of important social & political attitudes. Citing such conceptual & methodological errors, it is concluded that Tuch & Hughes's theoretical conclusions cannot be given any weight. 7 References. S. Barrera