Catholics in England 1950-2000

Michael Hornsby-Smith is emeritus professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey.

• Part 1 Introduction: a transformed church, Michael P. Hornsby-Smith. Part 2 Historical perspectives: a tradition and culture lost, to be regained? Sheridan Gilley; Catholicism in Liverpool's docklands -1950s-1990s, Frank Boyce; Catholic family life, John Marshall; have you seen the death of dialogue? Philip L. Daniel; the changing nature of Catholic organizations, Mildred Nevile; Catholics and public policy, Michael P. Fogarty; social justice in historical perspective, Ian Linden. Part 3 Sociological perspectives: young adult core Catholics, John Fulton; the religio-ethnic identities of teenagers of Irish descent, Mary J. Hickman; English Catholics and divorce, Timothy J. Buckley CSSR; what became of the children of Mary? Mary Eaton; reordering perspectives in Catholic schools, Bernadette O'Keeffe; religious life after Vatican II, James Sweeney CP. Part 4 Conclusions: English Catholicism at the new millennium, Michael Hornsby-Smith.

"The advent of the millennium has provided an opportunity for stocktaking. This is particularly the case with the Catholic community. The present book is one of several contributions to this activity." - Journal of Contemporary Religion, 2001