Patterns in the survival of Catholic national parishes, 1940-1980
In 1980, the USA contained more than 1,000 ethnic Catholic communities that have maintained their own churches. But about one third of all such parishes in 1940 did not exist in 1980| those founded by German speaking people have undergone the most
The geopolitics of the Irish-Catholic parish in nineteenth-century Montreal
Irish Catholics in 19th Montreal encountered a cultural environment very different from that experienced by their compatriots in most cities of eastern North America. They had to overcome numerous obstacles in order to obtain churches and parishes
. These struggles were defining events in the formulation of ethnic consciousness. Religious institutions acted as catalysts to define Irish Catholics in relation to the majority. These debates had an important territorial dimension.
Dutch Catholic immigrant settlement in Wisconsin, 1850-1905.
into a broader identity as American Catholics that included people of several ethnic origins. Rather than preserving ethnicity, the Church was a major force for Americanization. - (DWG)
Dutch catholic emigration in the mid-nineteenth century: Noord-Brabant, 1847-1871
Using various records, a cohort of Dutch Catholic emigrants (1847-1871) from Noord-Brabant (Netherlands) was analysed according to regional variation in the emigration movement and their social and economic background. The regional analysis
The opening of national borders and new limits on government control over Roman Catholic Church activity as well as the actions of other denominations created an atmosphere conducive to a reconnection with like-minded individuals abroad
The correlation of the territorial distribution of Roman Catholics, Protestants, Czechoslovakian church and atheists in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia in 1930 and 1991. It shows, on one hand, the regional stability and traditionally support
of population and on the other hand, the development trends, especially of catholics, 78,5 to 39,2 % and atheists, 7,8 to 55,9 % in the Czech population. - (MS)
Argentina ; Army ; Behaviour ; Catholic ; Catholicism ; Córdoba ; Political geography ; Role of the State ; Social geography ; Terrorism ; disappeared ; nationalism ; pluralism ; poor ; public sphere ; torture
comprendre comment certains catholiques, en tant qu’acteurs sociaux, répondent aux évènements politiques.#The aims of this article are to explore the diversity of Catholic reactions facing state terror in Córdoba, Argentina, during the 1970s and to analyse
how different Catholic groups redefined their relations with the State in the public sphere. To do that, I will use case study methodology applied to the kidnapping of an American priest and five seminarians. I will show how religious beliefs shape
to some extent how Catholic social actors respond to political events. Different understandings of Catholicism produced different responses to state terror.
Army ; Catholic church ; Empowerment ; Hegemony ; Local development ; Partnership ; Passive revolution ; Perception ; Philippines ; Scale ; Social movement ; Social policy
adapté à une autre échelle par le Diocèse de San Carlos, et on a mis en place une variété de programmes d'action sociale variés. Il s'agit d'établir un partenariat unique entre le diocèse et les Forces armées des Philippines, afin de produire un certain
The city of Dublin is examined in 1911 to trace the theme of segregation in the late colonial period. Urban segregation levels between colonizer (Protestant) and colonized (Roman Catholic) were weak. Formal zoning controls were lacking after
the medieval period. The omnipresent Roman Catholic servant class blurred any idea of Protestant territorial exclusivity. Despite its colonial status, the city bore more resemblance to the contemporary North American city than the colonial model.
In the past three decades, Protestantism has surged as a religious force in Latin America| in many areas there are now more practicing Protestants than practicing Catholics. The A. sheds light on the dynamics of conversion from a study made
During the 1978-88 period the public and the Catholic separate boards closed schools in these two Canadian cities. The repertories of involvements and interactions between the community representatives and the school board officials during