Catholic culture in the USA
Subtitle: in and out of church
By: John Portmann.
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781441163592; 9781441188922
Subjects: Catholic Church -- United States -- Customs and practices; Catholics -- United States -- Religion
Description: "This study of American Catholicism summarizes a widespread contemporary tendency to adapt traditional spirituality to a world of moral diversity, to hold onto some essential portions of religious experience in an increasingly secular world. Catholic Culture in the USA articulates what is perhaps only implicit in other scholarship with regard to how theological teachings trickle down from the Vatican and influence decisions about food, marriage, sex, community celebrations, and medical care. John Portmann defends these Catholic dissidents and explores alternative expressions of Catholic devotion. Taking a holistic approach, the author indicates cultural change as resulting from interaction among individual rights assertions, grassroots mobilization, scholarly production and legislative innovation."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Who are cultural Catholics?; title: European origins; title: Wedding, baptisms, and funerals; title: A brief history of Catholic dissent in the US; title: A Pope's apology; title: What would the Virgin Mary do?; title: Family romances.