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Roman Catholic Beliefs in England : Customary Catholicism and Transformations of Religious Authority - No Information Available

Roman Catholic Beliefs in England

Customary Catholicism and Transformations of Religious Authority

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Hardcover | 20 May 1991

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In this book, Michael Hornsby-Smith examines the religious transformations that have occurred among English Catholics since the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65. He explores the meanings English Catholics attach to being Roman Catholic and Catholic beliefs over a range of concerns from doctrinal matters to questions of personal and social morality. He also examines the legitimacy accorded by English Catholics to both papal authority and religious authority in general. This study is based upon a wealth of interviews with members of the Catholic Church. From his evidence, Michael Hornsby-Smith convincingly demonstrates that although beliefs and practices are derived from 'official religion', English Catholics have gradually withdrawn legitimacy from the clerical leadership, particularly in the area of personal morality. He concludes by reflecting on the implications of this secularisation of English Catholicism.
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"...this remains a valuable study containing much to interest sociologists of religion on both sides of the Atlantic." Contemporary Sociology "This book stands alongside Roman Catholics in England as a milestone in the academic study of modern Catholicism. It is required reading for those who hope to understand the religious climate in England during the second half of this century." Choice

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