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008			130118s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9780199751181
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050	0	0	_aBX1406.3 _b.M35 2013
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100	1		_aMcDonough, Peter, _d1939-
245	1	4	_aThe Catholic labyrinth : _bpower, apathy, and a passion for reform in the American church / _cPeter McDonough.
300			_axv, 389 pages ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 304-367) and index.
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_a"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.
610	2	0	_aCatholic Church _zUnited States _xHistory _y21st century.
610	2	0	_aCatholic Church _xDoctrines.
650		0	_aChurch renewal _xCatholic Church _xHistory _y21st century.
650		0	_aConservatism _xReligious aspects _xCatholic Church.
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