| Catholics, Conflicts and Choices: An Exploration of Power Relations in the Catholic Church Contributor(s): Coco, Angela (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844656519 ISBN-13: 9781844656516 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Catholic - Religion | Sexuality & Gender Studies - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 262.1 |
| LCCN: 2012277562 |
| Series: Gender, Theology and Spirituality |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Many Catholics today are disenchanted with the Church's continuing distrust of women and laity. But, despite this widespread dissatisfaction, traditional power relations have hardly changed over the last century. "Catholics, Conflicts and Choices" presents detailed interviews with lay people, priests, Sisters, and Christian Brothers, each discussing their personal struggles with church teachings and practices. The conversations are selected to illustrate different experiences of power relations - particularly different aspects of gender dynamics - within the organisational structures of the Church. The interviews are examined within a framework of feminist, sociological and psychological theory. "Catholics, Conflicts and Choices" reveals how, despite a long history of challenging official notions of authority and obedience and assumptions about intimate relationships, there is little potential for change if the established power relations of the Church are not confronted. |