Posts Tagged ‘ Catholics ’

Robert Putnam discusses American Grace on “Forum Truth”

December 3, 2010
By tomsander

“Historically, only a small percentage of Americans (5-7%) when you asked them whether they are Protestant or Catholic or whatever, said they had no religion at all; we call them the ‘nones’… Over the last 20 years, that figure…

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Marco Rubio an interesting case study of our increased religious fluidity

December 1, 2010
By tomsander

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Get Religion has a relevant post for American Grace:

Three weeks ago, we enjoyed an interesting “Got news?” discussion concerning Florida Sen.-elect Marco Rubio’s religious affiliation.

That post delved into questions concerning a Roman Catholic politician who…

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John DiIulio: American Grace is “amazing…instant classic” (in America Magazine)

November 17, 2010
By tomsander

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John DiIulio is professor of Political Science at U. Penn. and headed George W. Bush’s Office of Faith Based Initiatives.  Excerpt:

From the 1930s through the 1990s, many leading social science theorists claimed that religion was…

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How to restore Catholic vitality to Americans

November 17, 2010
By tomsander

Excerpt:

“The bishops are failing to teach the fullness of the Catholic faith to the church as well….Robert Putnam and David Campbell’s recently released American Grace find(s) that young people who have come of age in…

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Christian Science Monitor: American Grace a ‘treasure trove’ of religious data

November 15, 2010
By tomsander

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Excerpt:

There actually is a “God gap” in present-day American politics, the authors agree: “The Republicans have forged a coalition of the religious … issues like abortion and same-sex marriage…

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Martin Marty on “Catholic Drift” issue raised by American Grace

November 4, 2010
By tomsander

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Excerpt:

“Everybody’s talking” about data detailing decline of church and synagogue participation as revealed in a Pew Forum and by Putnam and Campbell in their new book American Grace. “Everybody” includes atheists, agnostics,…

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Catholics’ rise in politics

November 3, 2010
By tomsander

John Boehner

It was only a generation ago when John F. Kennedy ran for president with many questioning whether as Catholic he was fit to be president:  would he answer to the people or the Vatican?   American Grace contrasts…

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch: American Grace likely to be standard work on religion for a long time

November 1, 2010
By tomsander

Excerpt:

The early settlement by Puritans means the original dominant religion was, of course, Protestant. The Constitution excludes the establishment of a national ecclesiastical authority, but the culture was unquestionably built on a mixture of Anglican tradition and, more turbulently,…

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Putnam discusses American Grace at Zocalo Public Square

October 22, 2010
By tomsander

Excerpt from interview with Putnam about American Grace:

In the 1950s, Putnam said, America was probably more religiously observant than ever in the nation’s history, at least until the “lightning bolt” of the 1960s. As Americans challenged authority…

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The demographic storm afoot in the U.S. Catholic church

October 21, 2010
By tomsander

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The National Catholic Reporter has an interesting story citing alarming trends among Catholics; they call their story “The ‘had-it’ Catholics.” Excerpt:

Those who have left Catholicism outnumber those who have joined the church by…

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