The spirit's tether family, work, and religion among American Catholics

Through an examination of parish life together with the faith stories of parishioners, this book reveals how two congregational social processes - the practice of central ecclesial metaphors, and the construction of Catholic identities - matter for the ways in which parishioners work out the routine...

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Main Author: Konieczny, Mary Ellen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2013, 2013
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Through an examination of parish life together with the faith stories of parishioners, this book reveals how two congregational social processes - the practice of central ecclesial metaphors, and the construction of Catholic identities - matter for the ways in which parishioners work out the routines of marriage, childrearing and work-family balance, as well as to the ways they connect these challenges to the public politics of the family
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780199346059