Title: Politics in the Parish
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.
Subjects: Catholic Church, Christianity and politics, History, Political activity, Priests, Catholic church, united states
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century