Catholics, Conflicts and Choices by Angela Coco - 9781138380134

Taylor & Francis

Catholics, Conflicts and ChoicesAn Exploration of Power Relations in the Catholic Church\nAuthor(s): Angela Coco\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138380134, 978-1138380134\nSynopsis\nMany Catholics today are disenchanted with the Church's continuing distrust of women and laity. But, despite this widespread dissatisfaction, traditional power relations have hardly changed over the last century. \""Catholics, Conflicts and Choices\"" presents detailed interviews with lay people, priests, Sisters, and Christian Brothers, each discussing their personal struggles with church teachings and practices. The conversations are selected to illustrate different experiences of power relations - particularly different aspects of gender dynamics - within the organisational structures of the Church. The interviews are examined within a framework of feminist, sociological and psychological theory. \""Catholics, Conflicts and Choi.