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Record Nr.

UNISA996312647703316

Autore

Stewart James H.

Titolo

American Catholic Leadership : A Decade of Turmoil 1966-1976. A Sociological Analysis of the National Federation of Priests' Councils / / James H. Stewart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

De Gruyter, 1978

Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2019]

©1978

ISBN

3-11-080184-1

Edizione

[Reprint 2019]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 pages)

Collana

Religion and Society ; ; 11

Disciplina

306.6

Soggetti

Religion and sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Foreword / Greeley, Andrew M. -- Foreword / Ratigan, R. D. James -- Author's Preface -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- 1. Troubled Transition in the Church -- 2. Beginnings of the Federation -- 3. The Founding of the NFPC -- 4. Who are the Leaders?: 'An Uncomfortable Company' -- 5. Putting the NFPC Together for Power and Performance -- 6. Priests' Interests: A Period of Confrontation, 1968-1972 -- 7. From 'Interests' to 'Values': A Shift in Policy, 1972-1976 -- Appendices -- A. Constitution of the National Federation of Priests' Councils: May 21, 1973 (updated from May, 1968) -- B. Theory and methodology -- C. The Moment of Truth NFPC Statement on the Priesthood, 1971 -- D. Summary table: resolutions passed at NFPC annual conventions -- E. Questionnaire on organizational effectiveness and evaluation -- Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

To celebrate the 270th anniversary of the De Gruyter publishing house, the company is providing permanent open access to 270 selected treasures from the De Gruyter Book Archive. Titles will be made available to anyone, anywhere at any time that might be interested. The DGBA project seeks to digitize the entire backlist of titles published since 1749 to ensure that future generations have digital access to the high-quality primary sources that De Gruyter has published over the



centuries.