This special issue of Review of Religious Research, titled “The Catholic Priesthood in Times of Change,” is dedicated primarily to social-scientific inquiry into the Roman Catholic presbyterate in the United States. The issue’s main focus is to analyze and discuss data from a new and original nationally representative study, The National Study of Catholic Priests. The rationale for dedicating a special issue to this topic stems from the considerable new quantitative and qualitative data made available through this study, which presents a unique opportunity for scholars and practitioners interested in Catholicism to examine contemporary issues facing the priesthood. The issue also aims to place this study within its broader context by including recent research on lay American Catholics, as well as reviewing new books on Catholicism in Europe and Asia. The issue thus comprises three original research articles, two research notes, and four book reviews.
CasonovaJoseéPhanPeter C., eds. 2024. Asian Pacific Catholicism and Globalization: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
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ChambonMichel. 2024. “Review of Asian Pacific Catholicism and Globalization: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges, edited by JoséCasanovaPhanPeter C., 2024, Georgetown University Press.”Review of Religious Research66(4). doi:10.1177/0034673X241287722.
ClementsBenBullivantStephen. 2022. Catholics in Contemporary Britain: Faith, Society, Politics. London, UK: Oxford University Press.
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CranneyStephen. 2024. “Conservatism, Prayer, and Flourishing among Catholic Priests.”Review of Religious Research66(4). doi:10.1177/0034673X241268519.
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DavieGrace. 2024. “Review of Catholics in Contemporary Britain: Faith, Society, Politics, by Ben Clements and Stephen Bullivant.”Review of Religious Research66(4). doi:10.1177/0034673X241286465.
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DayMaureen K.2024. Cultural Catholics: Who They Are, How to Respond. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press.
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DelehantyJack. 2023. Making Moral Citizens: How Faith-Based Organizers Use Vocation for Public Action. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press.
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DugandzicAudra. 2024. “Review of Cultural Catholics: Who They Are, How to Respond by Maureen K. Day.”Review of Religious Research66(4). doi:10.1177/0034673X241288583.
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FichterStephenGauntThomasHoegemanCatherinePerlPaul. 2019Catholic Bishops in the United States: Church Leadership in the Third Millennium. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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FitzgeraldCaitlyn. 2024. “Catholic Diocesan and Religious Priests’ Perceptions of Social Support from Their Fellow Priests, Bishops, and Religious Superiors.”Review of Religious Research66(4). doi:10.1177/0034673X241259146.
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GauntTomMitchellEmma C.2024. “How the U.S. Bishops Differ over Time and by Theological Orientation in What They Perceive to be the Greatest Hopes and Challenges in the U.S. Church.”Review of Religious Research66(4). doi:10.1177/0034673X241254771.
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SharmaLucas S.2024a. “Forming Consciences into Collective Parish Actions: Catholic Parishioners’ Struggles for Institutional Change.”Review of Religious Research66(4). doi:10.1177/0034673X241233590.
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SharmaLucas S.2024b. “Review of Making Moral Citizens: How Faith-Based Organizers Use Vocation for Public Action by Jack Delehanty.”Review of Religious Research66(4). doi:10.1177/0034673X241283899.
UpenieksLaura. 2024. “Occupational Stressors and Flourishing among Roman Catholic Priests: The Eucharist as the ‘Source and Summit’.”Review of Religious Research66(4). doi:10.1177/0034673X241255058.
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VaidyanathanBrandonJacobiChristopherRae KellyChelseaWhiteStephenPerlaSara. 2022. “Well-Being, Trust, and Policy in a Time of Crisis: Highlights from the National Study of Catholic Priests.”The Catholic Project, The Catholic University of America, October. Retrieved September 13, 2024 (https://catholicproject.catholic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Catholic-Project-Final.pdf).
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VaidyanathanBrandonJacobiChristopherRae KellyChelseaBruceTricia C.WhiteStephenPerlaSara. 2023. “Polarization, Generational Dynamics, and the Ongoing Impact of the Abuse Crisis: Further Insights from the National Study of Catholic Priests.”The Catholic Project, The Catholic University of America, November. Retrieved September 13, 2024 (https://catholicproject.catholic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Further-Insights-NSCP-Nov-2023-rev.pdf).
