Sociologist. Author. Researcher.
I thoroughly enjoyed my recent visit to Seattle University at the invitation of SU's Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture. My invited lecture, "Scandal, Structure, & Renewal: Sociological Perspectives on Change in the Catholic Church" focused on how institutions shape the lived experience of faith, and the limits of grassroots efforts to enact meaningful structural …
Thanks to the New Books network of podcasts and host Crawford Gribben of Queen's University Belfast for the opportunity to talk about my book, Parish and Place: Making Room for Diversity in the American Catholic Church. From the show summary: "What does a typical American Catholic parish look like? Tricia Bruce, an affiliate of the …
I enjoyed my conversation with Rev. Paul John Roach on the radio show/podcast World Spirituality, during which we discuss sociological dimensions of religion, Catholicism, social change, and more. Listen here, or on your favorite podcast player!
The page proofs are in and the presses are underway...ready your bookshelves for my new coedited volume, American Parishes: Remaking Local Catholicism! This book is the product of the multi-year "American Parish Project" I co-led with Gary Adler and Brian Starks. The book contains a stellar group of contributors and an ambitious agenda for the …
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Check out my conversation with the team of podcasters from Mere Fidelity, in which we discuss changes in Americans' religious affiliation, trust in authority, and the shape of contemporary local religious organizations. https://soundcloud.com/mere-fidelity/the-rise-of-the-nones-w-dr-tricia-bruce
Thanks to WBIR-Knoxville for the opportunity to join tonight's 5pm newscast to think through the social impact of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire. Churches are carriers of culture and connective threads to our past. As many around the globe mourn the damage, this moment is a reminder of sacred spaces in our own communities that …
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Happy to contribute a sociologist of religion's perspective for a new documentary project shepherded by Spirit Juice Productions in Chicago. Meaningful conversations with a fun crew.
