Introduction 1. Who are Cultural Catholics? 2. European Origins 3. Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals 4. A Brief History of Catholic Dissent in the US 5. A Pope's Apology 6. What Would the Virgin Mary Do? 7. Family Romances Postscript Notes Index
This study of Catholicism articulates how theological teachings trickle down from the Vatican and influence decisions about food, marriage, sex, community celebrations, and medical care.
John Portmann is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, USA.
"The sociological approach to Roman Catholicism used to favor
regular church attendance and doctrinal conformity as the two most
relevant benchmarks of the alleged religious involvement of the
faithful. Exploring the composite nebula of the "cultural
Catholics", who claim to a Catholic identity without conforming
themselves to the ecclesiastical standards, John Portmann's book
offers a vivid and renewed overview of the internal plurality of
Roman Catholicism, and enlarges the sociological approach to its
normative system." - Professor Danièle Hervieu-Léger, Ecole des
Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France, and author of
Religion as a Chain of Memory
Reviewed in the Church Times.
'An important avenue of inquiry. ... [Portman's] questions are
excellent and his accommodating tone is admirable.' Catholic
Herald
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'... creative and often thought-provoking.'
*Catholic News Service*
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