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McDonough, Peter, 1939-
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Catholic Church -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Catholic Church -- Doctrines.
Church renewal -- Catholic Church -- History -- 21st century.
Conservatism -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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The Catholic labyrinth : power, apathy, and a passion for reform in the American church / Peter McDonough.
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McDonough, Peter, 1939-
New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Subjects
Catholic Church -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Catholic Church -- Doctrines.
Church renewal -- Catholic Church -- History -- 21st century.
Conservatism -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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9780199751181 :
0199751188
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xv, 389 pages ; 25 cm
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The matrix of American Catholicism -- The dynamics of tradition -- Prisoners in the promised land: neoconservatism as culture and strategy -- Feminism versus the family? -- Welfare reform, American values, and the triumph of Catholic neoconservatism -- Conciliarism and other dormant traditions -- Managerialism and the Catholic deficit -- SNAP and the strategy of confrontation -- Voice of the Faithful and the struggle for Catholic pluralism -- The Leadership Roundtable and the long march through the institutions -- FutureChurch and the fog of reform -- Two steps forward ... -- In the labyrinth -- Conclusion -- Conjecture.
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"American Catholicism has been rocked by sexual abuse scandals, declining attendance, a meltdown in the numbers of priests and nuns, and the closing of many parishes and parochial schools. Yet the church hierarchy is increasingly dominated by conservatives. In The Catholic Labyrinth, Peter McDonough tells of the struggles that animate various groups - such as the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, Voice of the Faithful, and the Leadership Roundtable - pushing to modernize the church. One contest pits reformers against those who defend traditional standards of sexual behavior and gender roles. In addition, the church's far-flung operations in education, social services, and healthcare raise constitutional issues about the separation of church and state. Once a sidebar to this debate, the bishops' campaign to control terms of employment and access to contraceptives in church-sponsored ministries has added fuel to the conflict. McDonough draws on behind-the-scenes documents and personal interviews with reformers and 'loyalists' to explore how retrenchment and resistance to clericalism have played out. In the midst of growing support for changes like optional celibacy for priests and the ordination of women, the flood of defections from the church continues. Nevertheless, immigration and a lingering reaction against the upheavals of the sixties, together with the polemics of neoconservatives, have helped sustain acceptance of traditional authority among Catholics in the pews"--Book jacket.
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