Politics in the Parish
Subtitle: The Political Influence of Catholic Priests (Religion and Politics)
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: April 15, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781589011939
Subjects: Political control & influence; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Religion; Politics / Current Events; USA; Christianity - Catholic; General; Religion, Politics & State; 20th century; Christianity and politics; History; Political activity; Priests; United States
Description: "Politics in the Parish is the first empirical examination of the role Catholic clergy play in shaping the political views of their congregations. Gregory Allen Smith draws from recent scholarship on political communication, and the comprehensive Notre Dame Study of Parish Life, as well as case studies he conducted in nine parishes in the mid-Atlantic region, to investigate the extent to which and the circumstances under which Catholic priests are influential in shaping the politics of their parishioners."--BOOK JACKET.