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The Spirit's Tether : Family, Work, and Religion Among American Catholics /

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Through an examination of parish life together with the faith stories of parishioners, this book reveals how two congregational social processes - the practice of central ecclesial metaphors, and the construction of Catholic identities - matter for the ways in which parishioners work out the routine...

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Main Author: Konieczny, Mary Ellen (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Text in English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > United States.
Catholic Church > Doctrines.
Église catholique > États-Unis.
Église catholique > Doctrines.
Catholic Church
Families > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Families > United States.
Familles > États-Unis.
Familles > Aspect religieux > Église catholique.
RELIGION > Christianity > Catholic.
Families
Families > Religious aspects > Catholic Church
Theology, Doctrinal
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Through an examination of parish life together with the faith stories of parishioners, this book reveals how two congregational social processes - the practice of central ecclesial metaphors, and the construction of Catholic identities - matter for the ways in which parishioners work out the routines of marriage, childrearing and work-family balance, as well as to the ways they connect these challenges to the public politics of the family.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 294 pages .)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199965786
0199965781
9780199346059
0199346054
9780199325450
0199325456