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Transforming Catholicism

Liturgical Change in the Vatican II Church

By: David R. Maines,Michael J. McCallion

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Transforming Catholicism

Liturgical Change in the Vatican II Church

By: David R. Maines,Michael J. McCallion

This book is among the first social scientific studies of liturgical change in the Catholic church. The analysis is guided by a consistent theory of policy implementation, and it uses first-hand empirical data to ground its assessment and conclusions.

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168

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Lexington Books

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073911803X

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9780739118030

Foundational Social Ritual Practices of Parish Life

Eating, Worshipping, and Hanging Out Together

By: Michael J. McCallion

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Foundational Social Ritual Practices of Parish Life

Eating, Worshipping, and Hanging Out Together

By: Michael J. McCallion

This book highlights for professional parish ministers the vital importance of the foundational or pre-communal aspects that make a parish community healthy and strong. It provides not a sociology of the parish, but a sociology of the first ingredients that go into making a parish community. It is not, therefore, a book explaining or analyzing the organizational dimensions or social structures that make-up a parish, such as the roles and statuses needed for a parish to function. Rather, the book examines the formation of relationships in the first place within the context of a parish and how such relationships might be maintained over time. Upward social mobility is a deterrent to forming such relationships, while social ritual practices, such as eating together, are a means for establishing and sustaining parish relationships. The book is theoretically grounded in the work of Emile Durkheim who discusses in minute detail the ingredients of social solidarity and community life in his classic work The Elementary Forms of Religious Life.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527579441

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9781527579446

North American Watersnakes

A Natural History

By: J. Whitfield Gibbons,Michael E. Dorcas

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North American Watersnakes

A Natural History

By: J. Whitfield Gibbons,Michael E. Dorcas

Many people fear snakes, and watersnakes in particular have one of the worst reputations of any snake found in North America. Some species are commonly mistaken for venomous cottonmouths, and a few may eat popular game fishes. Unfortunately, few people realize the important roles many watersnakes play in natural ecosystems and, consequently, they are still persecuted in many regions today. Seeking to overcome common misperceptions, J. Whitfield Gibbons and Michael E. Dorcas have compiled North American Watersnakes, the first comprehensive study of all fourteen species of watersnakes found in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Cuba. Individual species accounts explore all aspects of the natural history of watersnakes in North America, including their behavior, physiology, life history, ecology, and conservation. Almost 100 color photographs accompany the text, illustrating all 14 species and nearly all subspecies. Supplementing the species accounts are detailed color maps depicting each species distribution and stunning black-and-white drawings by Peri Mason. Easy-to-use keys help readers to identify specimens at hand.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806135999

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9780806135991

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Transforming Catholicism

Transforming Catholicism

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North American Watersnakes

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