The Image of the Priest in the Awareness of Polish Youth : A Sociological Study

ISBN-13: 9783643903808 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 168 str.

Jozef Baniak

Opis

The Image of the Priest in the Awareness of Polish Youth: A Sociological Study presents the results of empirical research conducted over the last 25 years. The book discusses the following issues: the theology of priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church * the role of the priest as a mediator with God and a counselor for men * the importance of role models * priestly authority * priestly celibacy * young people's religious practices, faith convictions, and their general attitude towards Polish parish priests in religious orders. (Series: Development in Humanities - Vol. 11)

O autorze

Józef Baniak is a professor in the Institute of Sociology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan.