The American Catholic People: Their Beliefs, Practices, and Values - Hardcover

Gallup Jr., George

9780385231220: The American Catholic People: Their Beliefs, Practices, and Values

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385231229 ISBN 13: 9780385231220

Publisher: Doubleday, 1987

Uses the results of a Gallup poll to describe the beliefs, practices, and opinions of American Catholics, and covers attitudes toward economic issues, politics, social problems, and education

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Using Gallup polls conducted between 1965 and early 1986, Gallup and Castelli give us a fleshed-out portrait of contemporary American Catholicism. Each chapter treats a particular aspect, such as religious practices or political beliefs, by situating it historically and concluding with an interpretive summary. Because most of the poll included Protestants, the book also enhances our understanding of contemporary Protestantism. Except for considering belief in angels under superstitions, the discussion is noncontroversial. Though a similar analysis can already be found in Andrew Greeley's American Catholics Since the Council ( LJ 11/15/85), it lacks the raw data provided here. Essential for libraries with Catholic patrons, and recommended for academic and general collections as well. Augustine J. Curley, O.S.B., Newark Abbey, N.J.
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