On the Reproduction of Segmentation: Divergences in Catholic Church Professional and Laity Views of Church Size
We discuss the widely recognized segmentation between church professionals and laity, and then use that segmentation framework to interpret survey data on potential solutions to Catholic priest shortages. In particular, we report that church professionals tend to envision building larger churches as...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2003
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Review of religious research
Year: 2003, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 59-67 |
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| Summary: | We discuss the widely recognized segmentation between church professionals and laity, and then use that segmentation framework to interpret survey data on potential solutions to Catholic priest shortages. In particular, we report that church professionals tend to envision building larger churches as a viable solution, while laity are much less inclined to think so. We theorize these findings in terms of how the Catholic Church has reproduced segmentation between professionals and laity in a Vatican II era marked by an ethos of church democratization. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3512500 |