Pathways to religious life:

The history of religious life in the Catholic Church of the US is filled with change: periods of growth and decline, changes of ministries, and differences in the ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds of those who joined them. Yet as the numbers of new members diminish, some say that the future of re...

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Weitere Verfasser: Gaunt, Thomas P. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2018
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Zusammenfassung:The history of religious life in the Catholic Church of the US is filled with change: periods of growth and decline, changes of ministries, and differences in the ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds of those who joined them. Yet as the numbers of new members diminish, some say that the future of religious life is in jeopardy. What is the state of religious life in the US today? Which institutes are increasing in number and which are decreasing or ceasing to exist? From what ethnic and socioeconomic populations are they drawing their members? What new religious institutes are being founded and how successful are they? What influences a young person to consider religious life today? How are religious from other countries shaping religious life as they come to the US to minister? Many of these questions are addressed by data from CARA studies of religious life conducted over the last ten years
Beschreibung:Previously issued in print: 2018
ISBN:9780190878184
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190878153.001.0001