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chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Social Science Theories of Religion -- chapter 3 Religion as Poetry -- chapter 4 The Faith We Have Lost -- chapter 5 The Persistence of Religion -- chapter 6 Testing the Links -- chapter 7 Different Poetry for Different People -- chapter 8 The Pragmatics of Prayer -- chapter 9 Religious Stories and Political Stories -- chapter 10 Religious Stories and the Environment -- chapter 11 Religious Stories and AIDS -- chapter 12 Religious Stories and Contact with the Dead -- chapter 13 A Story of Two Religious Imaginations -- chapter 14 The Development of a Religious Story -- chapter 15 Conclusion.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Introduction to the Transaction Edition -- Preface -- CHAPTERS -- 1. The Nature of the Problem -- 2. Attendance at Catholic Schools -- 3. Religious Consequences of Catholic Education -- 4. The Search for an Explanation -- 5. Are Religious Schools Divisive? -- 6. Occupational and Educational Achievement -- 7. Grammar School versus High School versus College -- 8. Catholic Education Today -- 9. The Future of Catholic Schools -- 10. Conclusion -- APPENDICES -- 1. Sampling and Fieldwork: A Methodological Note -- 2. Supplementary Tables on Indices -- 3. Further Supplementary Tables -- 4. Correlates of Catholic School Attendance -- 5. The Questionnaires -- References -- Index.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Persistence of God -- 2. A Rebirth of Hope? -- 3. Magic, Science, and the Mystical -- 4. The Churches -- 5. Trust, Tolerance, and Sex -- 6. Russia: The Biggest Revival Ever? -- 7. Religion in the Former "Evil Empire" -- 8. The Religions of Ireland -- 9. A "Secularized" Ireland? -- 10. Religious Markets in Norway -- 11. Orange Exceptionalism -- 12. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- Index

"Religion as Poetry continues in the grand tradition of the sociology of religion pioneered by Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Talcott Parsons, among other giants in intellectual history. Too many present-day sociologists either ignore or disparage religious currents. In this provocative book, Andrew M. Greeley argues that various religions have endured for thousands of years as poetic rituals and stories. Religion as Poetry proposes a theoretical framework for understanding religion that emphasizes insights derived from religious stories. By virtue of his own rare abilities as a novelist as well as sociologist, Greeley is uniquely qualified for this task." "Greeley first considers classical theories of the sociology of religion, and then, drawing upon them, he explicates his own interpretation. He critically examines the viewpoint that society is becoming more secular, and that religion is declining. He observes that this theory stands in the way of persuading sociologists that religion is still worth studying. In contrast, Greeley is interested in why religions persist despite secular trends and alongside them. He argues that it is poetic elements that touch the human soul. Greeley then sets out to test this viewpoint." "Greeley maintains that his theory is not the only, or necessarily even the best approach to study religion. Rather, it is his contention that it uniquely provides sociologists with perspectives on religion that other theories too often overlook or disregard. Religion as Poetry, an original and intriguing study by a distinguished social scientist and major novelist, will be enjoyed and evaluated by sociologists, theologians, and philosophers alike."--Jacket

Der Beitrag untersucht die Auswirkungen des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils auf die Einstellung der Katholiken in den USA. Die Studie basiert auf empirischem Datenmaterial für den Zeitraum 1963 bis 2002 und gelangt zu folgenden Erkenntnissen: (1) Sogar die Mehrheit derjenigen, die wöchentlich zur Messe gehen, scheint nicht zu glauben, dass künstliche Empfängnisverhütung und vorehelicher Sex immer als moralisch falsch zu betrachten sind. (2) Die Veränderungen in den Einstellungen der Katholiken zwischen 1900 und 1974 (und darüber hinaus) bestätigen nicht die Ansicht, dass die Studentenunruhen der späten 1960er Jahre die Ursache für den Verfall der Glaubwürdigkeit der Kirche gewesen seien. (3) Die Katholiken in den USA unterscheiden sich in ihren Einstellungen nicht stark von den Katholiken in Italien und Polen. (4) Eine nähere Betrachtung von Polen, Brasilien und Chile weckt Zweifel an der Strategie, in den Ländern der Zweiten und Dritten Welt die Zukunft der katholischen Kirche zu sehen. Somit gelangt der Autor abschließend zu der Einschätzung, dass die in Rom verbreiteten Behauptungen zum Verhalten der 'guten' Katholiken, zum Konzil und zur Säkularisierung alle dem Zweck dienen, alle Zweifel oder Sorgen, die sich Kuriale um die Zukunft der Kirche machen könnten, zu beschwichtigen. (ICG2)

A review essay on a book by Mark S. Massa, Catholics and American Culture: Fulton Sheen, Dorothy Day, and the Notre Dame Football Team (Crossroad, 1999). It is argued that, since the Vatican Council II (1962-1965), many scholars have made something of an industry out of discussing the Catholic Church's decline, either justifying their own departures from the church or demanding that the pre-Vatican II character of the church be restored. Massa's work takes an alternative approach, using examinations of people & events to illuminate US Catholic culture from a more objective perspective. Massa's views on whether Catholics should &/or do acculturate to US culture at large are considered, then attention is turned to differences between US Catholics & Protestants, eg, regarding the continued reverence Catholics hold for the Virgin Mary. It is held that, despite some comments to the contrary, US Catholicism is still strong, &, although many dramatic transformations have occurred, Catholics generally remain in agreement about certain core issues. Massa is deemed correct in presenting US Catholics as a distinct ethnic group. 10 References. D. Weibel