D Paul Sullins

Keeping the Vow

The Untold Story of Married Catholic Priests

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Produktbeschreibung

Based on one hundred fifteen interviews augmented by biographical, survey and historical research, Keeping the Vow tells the story of married priests and their wives, their unusual and difficult journey from Anglicanism, and their life in the Catholic Church.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780199860043
• ISBN-10: 0199860041
• Artikelnr.: 47865704

Autorenporträt

D. Paul Sullins is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at The Catholic University of America.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
1. What Is a Married Priest Like?
2. How Did They Come to Be Married Priests?
3. Why Are Married Priests Becoming Catholic Now?
4. Why Did the Married Priests Convert?
5. What Are Married Priests' Wives Like?
6. Why Aren't There More Married Priests?
7. Are Married Priests Worse--or Better?
8. Why Clergy Celibacy?
Conclusion: The Future of Married Priests
Bibliography
Appendix
Index