{"product_id":"a-people-adrift-the-crisis-of-the-roman-catholic-church-in-america-9780743261449","title":"A People Adrift: The Crisis of the Roman Catholic Church in America","description":"In this widely acclaimed book that will long remain an indispensable work on American religion and the Catholic Church, one of its most influential laymen in the United States says that the Roman Catholic Church in America must either reform profoundly or lapse into irreversible decline. \u003cbr\u003e In addition to providing a spiritual identity for over 60 million Americans, the church is the nation's largest nongovernmental provider of education and social services, as well as the largest not-for-profit provider of health care. But even before the recent revelations about sex abuse by priests, American Catholicism was already heading for a major crisis, with its traditional leadership depleted by the decline in religious vocations and paralyzed by theological gridlock. \u003cbr\u003e Catholicism in the United States confronts hard choices among contrasting visions for the future, choices with huge implications for American life. Analyzing these choices in ways that escape all the familiar labels of conservative or liberal, Steinfels points to the directions the church must take to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Steinfels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.08w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743261449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/2004 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteinfels, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePeter Steinfels\u003c\/b\u003e, former co-director of the Fordham University Center on Religion and Culture, is a university professor at Fordham. He was religion columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e. Steinfels is the author of \u003ci\u003eA People Adrift: The Crisis of the Roman Catholic Church in America\u003c\/i\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, 2003). He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40117437530227,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_699e546b-9b76-4d52-9e3e-ed986482455c.jpg?v=1653575882","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/a-people-adrift-the-crisis-of-the-roman-catholic-church-in-america-9780743261449","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}