American Catholics Today

William V. D'Antonio is Fellow of the Life Cycle Institute, Catholic University of America. James D. Davidson is professor of sociology at Purdue University. Dean R. Hoge is Fellow of the Life Cycle Institute, Catholic University of America. Mary Gautier is senior research associate and research associate professor at CARA, Georgetown University.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Catholic Laity, Catholic Faith, and the Catholic ChurchChapter 2 Catholic Identity: Analysis and TrendsChapter 3 American Catholics' Commitment to the Institutional ChurchChapter 4 The Sacraments: Trends and VariationsChapter 5 Problems Facing the Catholic ChurchChapter 6 American Catholics and Church AuthorityChapter 7 Church Leadership and Lay InvolvementChapter 8 Religion and Politics among American CatholicsChapter 9 Conclusions: Summary and ImplicationsPart 10 Appendix A -Catholic EducationPart 11 Appendix B - Hispanic CatholicsPart 12 Appendix C - The 2005 Gallup Survey

If you want to know who Catholics are, how they feel, and what they think, this is the book to read.