Why Catholics Leave, What They Miss, and How They Might Return

by Stephen Bullivant, Catherine Knowles, Hannah Vaughan-Spruce, Bernadette Durcan

Overview

The results of a project in the UK that invited Catholics who no longer regularly practice their faith to share their story. Why they left and what could be done to change this are two of the questions explored.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781587687860
Publisher:	Paulist Press
Publication date:	03/05/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	894 KB

About the Author

Stephen Bullivant is professor of theology and the sociology of religion at St. Mary's university, Twickenham, where he directs the Benedict XVI Centre for Religion and Society.

Catherine Knowles is a research associate at the Centre for Education Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, an associate faculty member of Maryvale Institute, Birmingham, and a member of the social research unit, at the Portsmouth Catholic Diocese in the United Kingdom.

Hannah Vaughan-Spruce is regional coordinator of divine renovation UK and is completing her PhD on parish culture and evangelization at the Benedict XVI Centre for Religion and Society.

Bernadette Durcan studied theology and sociology at St. Mary's University and holds a master's degree in social science research methods from the University of Liverpool.

Table of Contents

Foreword Bishop Philip Egan ix

Preface Sherry A. Weddell ix

Introduction xiii

1 Why? - Practical and Experiential Reasons 1

2 Why? - Intellectual, Doctrinal, and Moral Reasons 37

3 What Do They Miss? 65

4 What Might Bring Them Back? 83

5 Theological Reflections and Pastoral Recommendations 109

Afterword: "What Must We Do?" by Fr. James Mallon 127

Appendix: The MyStoryShared Survey 131

Bibliography 145