The Civil Religion of Ethnic Americans: The Viewpoint of a Catholic Sociologist.

Greeley, Andrew M.

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Publication Date: 1972

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The Civil Religion of Ethnic Americans: The Viewpoint of a Catholic Sociologist

Greeley, Andrew M.

Vital Speeches of the Day, 39, 5, 145-150, Dec 72

Defines civil religion as the illumination provided by more basic religious symbols about the meaning of the civil and political society in which a person finds himself. Sees a potential for openness, movement, and growth among Catholic ethnics. (DM)

Descriptors: Catholics, Cultural Awareness, Ethnic Relations, Political Attitudes, Racism, Religious Cultural Groups, Social Values

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