Mass exodus Catholic disaffiliation in Britain and America since Vatican II Bullivant, Stephen Sebastian 1984- creator author. aut text Electronic books. proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings History Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. enk 2019 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (324 pages) Mass Exodus is the first serious historical and sociological study of Catholic lapsation and disaffiliation. Drawing on a wide range of theological, historical, and sociological sources, Bullivant offers a comparative study of secularization across two famously contrasting religious cultures: Britain and the USA. Looking foolish -- The demographics of disaffiliation -- Why they say they leave -- The night before -- Gaudium et spes, luctus et angor -- The morning after -- Unto the third and fourth generations -- Epilogue: did the council fail? -- Appendix: mass attendance statistics for England and Wales, Scotland, and selected US dioceses (1958-2017) -- Bibliography -- Index. Stephen Bullivant. Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-305) and index. e-uk--- n-us--- Catholic Church Great Britain History 20th century Catholic Church United States History 20th century Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano) Congresses Catholic Church History 20th century Église catholique Histoire 20e siècle Église catholique États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Catholic Church Vatican Council Ex-church members Catholic Church RELIGION Christianity Catholic Ex-church members Catholic Church Great Britain United States 1900-1999 fast BX1493.2 .M37 2019eb 282.41 Mass Exodus : Catholic Disaffiliation in Britain and America since Vatican II Bullivant, Stephen. Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, ©2019 (OCoLC)1067216359 9780192575081 9780191874598 0192575082 0191874590 9780198837947 0198837941 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/35175 EBLCP 190518 20260319180930.5 in00005717362 eng