Perseverance in the Parish?: Religious Attitudes from a Black Catholic Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781107191761 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 198 str.

Darren W. Davis; Donald Pope-Davis

Opis

This book examines the religious attitudes of African American Catholics and their relationships to the church.

Spis treści

1. African American Catholics and contradictions; 2. The shaping of an African American Catholic identity; 3. African American Catholics in the American religious context; 4. Religious engagement, religiosity, and faithfulness; 5. The importance of clergy and declining vocations; 6. Perceptions of racial intolerance; 7. Racial resentment among white Catholics; 8. Conclusion. A new narrative.