Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Editors’ Introduction: The Future of Religion in America vii
4. Introduction: The Future of Roman Catholicism in the United States: Beyond the Subculture 1
5. 1. Catholicism Today: Adrift and/or Adjusting 27
6. 2. Becoming Latino: The Transformation of U.S. Catholicism 74
7. 3. Since Vatican II: American Catholicism in Transition 108
8. 4. Who Pastors: The Priest, the Context, and the Ministry 153
9. 5. A Pluriform Unity: A Historian’s View of the Contemporary Church 186
10. 6. Catholic Worship in a Contentious Age 235
11. 7. Public Catholicism: Contemporary Presence and Future Promise 276
12. Conclusion: The Shape of the American Catholic Future 331
13. Contributors 349
14. Index 351