American Catholics today :  new realities of their faith and their church / 
William V. D'Antonio ... [et al.]. 
 - Lanham, Md. :  Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,  c2007. 
 - x, 204 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> "A Sheed & Ward book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-191) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Catholic laity, Catholic faith, and the Catholic church -- Catholic identity : analysis and trends -- American Catholics' commitment to the institutional church -- The sacraments : trends and variations -- Problems facing the Catholic Church -- American Catholics and church authority -- Church leadership and lay involvement -- Religion and politics among American Catholics -- Conclusions: summary and implications -- Appendix A: Catholic education -- Appendix B: Hispanic Catholics -- Appendix C: the 2005 Gallup survey. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780742552142 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742552144 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780742552159 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0742552152 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006037992 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Catholic Church--History--1965-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BX1390  / .A46 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>282/.73090511