Are There Two Catholicisms?
The present study is intended to shed some light on a current debate in Catholic circles as to whether theologians and parishioners are opposed to one another in terms of their attitudes toward various issues of religious belief. We constructed a survey to determine whether there is indeed a conside...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1989
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1989, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 430-439 |
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| Summary: | The present study is intended to shed some light on a current debate in Catholic circles as to whether theologians and parishioners are opposed to one another in terms of their attitudes toward various issues of religious belief. We constructed a survey to determine whether there is indeed a considerable gap to be identified between theologians and parishioners. We surveyed professional Catholic theologians and Catholic parishioners and found that while there are significant differences between theologians and parishioners on most issues of religious belief they are not polarized. Rather, there is considerable overlap between the groups with theologians tending to understand beliefs in a more nuanced manner. Implications of the findings are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3711228 |