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• Mind the gap: the return of the lay-clerical divide 

  Recent studies point to a growing gap between the way American Catholic laypeople and priests understand their roles in the church. What is the...

  Commonweal, 11/23/07 by James D. Davidson · More from publication

• What Catholics believe about abortion and the death penalty 

  Our 2005 survey shows that there continues to be a sizable gap between official church teachings about abortion and the death penalty and the way...

  National Catholic Reporter, 09/30/05 by James D. Davidson · More from publication

• Challenging assumptions about young Catholics 

  The Catholic hierarchy in the United States is very concerned about religious illiteracy and its link to dissent from church teachings. This...

  National Catholic Reporter, 09/30/05 by James D. Davidson · More from publication

• Gathered together 

  Congregations in America Congregations in America Mark Chaves Harvard University Press, $29.95, 304 pp. The United States has more than...

  Commonweal, 02/11/05 by James D. Davidson · More from publication

• Catholics after the scandal: a new study's major findings 

  Two recent and very different books--David Gibson's The Coming Catholic Church (HarperSan-Francisco) and David Carlin's The Decline and Fall of the...

  Commonweal, 11/19/04 by James D. Davidson · More from publication

• Yes, Jesus is really there : Most Catholics still agree - holy communion 

  At their meeting last June, the American Catholic bishops approved a document titled "The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the...

  Commonweal, 10/12/01 by James D. Davidson · More from publication

• Catholic Identity: Balancing Reason, Faith, and Power.(Review) (book review) 

  By Michelle Dillon. Cambridge University Press, 1999.289 PP. Cloth, $59.95; paper, $19.95. Catholic Identity is a real gem. It is brilliantly...

  Social Forces, 06/01/00 by DAVIDSON, JAMES D. · More from publication

• Generations have different views of the church 

  Vatican II is the dividing line Vatican II is the dividing line In Laity: American and Catholic and again in The Search for Common Ground, I...

  National Catholic Reporter, 10/29/99 by James D. Davidson · More from publication

• Increasing indifference to church is concern - Brief Article 

  Our 1999 survey contains lots of good news for church leaders. For example, we find that American Catholics tend to value "core" aspects of the...

  National Catholic Reporter, 10/29/99 by James D. Davidson · More from publication

• Marriage trends signal declining role of church - Brief Article 

  Many studies have shown that the interfaith marriage rate is increasing among Catholics. Our study indicates that this trend continues. However,...

  National Catholic Reporter, 10/29/99 by James D. Davidson · More from publication