Catholic Bishops in the United States: Church Leadership in the Third Millennium

by Catherine Hoegeman, Stephen J. Fichter, Thomas P. Gaunt, et al.

Book Overview

In the past thirty years, the Catholic bishops of the United States have made headlines with their statements on nuclear disarmament and economic justice, their struggles to address sexual abuse by clergy, and their defense of refugees and immigrants. Despite many similarities, the nearly two hundred U.S. bishops are a diverse mix of varying backgrounds and opinions. The last research- based book to study the bishops of the United States came out...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190920289
• ISBN13: 9780190920289
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"