The Other Catholics: Remaking America's Largest Religion

"An excellent study of churches on the fringe that incubate new ideas and shed new light on mainstream religion."—Times Higher Education

Independent Catholics are not formally connected to the pope in Rome. They practice apostolic succession, seven sacraments, and devotion to the saints. But without a pope, they can change quickly and experiment freely—with some affirming communion for the divorced, women's ordination, clerical marriage, and same-sex marriage. From their early modern orig...