Happenings
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Politics and “Good” Catholics
The occasion of Communion denial by a bishop to a politician provided an opportunity to talk with Religion New Service reporter Jack Jenkins about politics and notions of a “good” Catholic. Read the RNS article with my sociological commentary on… Continue reading
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“I Can’t Keep Quiet” (2019 H. Paul Douglass Lecture)
“I Can’t Keep Quiet: Engaging Scholarly Research on Religion” was the title of my H. Paul Douglass Lecture, presented at the 2019 meetings of the Religious Research Association / Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in St. Louis. I… Continue reading
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Carriers of Catholicism: Agents of a Future Church (My Lecture @ Fairfield University)
I was honored by the invitation to give the 19th annual Anne Drummey O’Callaghan Lecture, presented by the Center for Catholic Studies at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was great to be in a room full of attentive students,… Continue reading
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Politics and personal well-being
The inundation of political news can take a toll on our personal well-being, according to a recent study by Kevin B. Smith, Matthew V. Hibbing, and John R. Hibbing. Thanks to WBIR-Knoxville for the chance to react and reflect on… Continue reading
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Youtube debut on Religion for Breakfast!
I’m excited to share that the video I cowrote with Andrew Mark Henry of the Youtube channel Religion for Breakfast is now live! “Why are congregations so divided?” looks at the social dynamics behind divisions along race, class, and more… Continue reading
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On Technology, Twitter, Responsibility, Social Movements, & Social Change
Thanks to The Human Show podcast for the invitation to discuss sociological perspectives on social change as it interacts with technological change. While movement tactics have evolved since the mobilization of Catholics I wrote about in my first book, Faithful… Continue reading
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Announcing the release of American Parishes: Remaking Local Catholicism!
My latest book is out!! I’m thrilled to share that the volume I coedited with Gary Adler and Brian Starks – born of The American Parish Project (TAPP) – is now available! American Parishes: Remaking Local Catholicism was just published… Continue reading
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Presentation at the International Sociology of Religion Conference in Barcelona
It was a pleasure to join sociologists of religion from around the globe for the 2019 International Sociology of Religion (ISSR) Conference in Barcelona. I along with colleagues Wojciech Sadlon (Institute for Catholic Church Statistics, Poland), Roberta Ricucci (University of… Continue reading
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Keynote at the University of Notre Dame
Thanks to the McGrath Institute of the University of Notre Dame for the invitation to offer a keynote address unpacking what we know (and don’t know) about Americans’ views on life and human dignity topics. This was also an opportunity… Continue reading
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Review of Parish and Place in JSSR
The latest issue of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion features a review of my third book, Parish and Place: Making Room for Diversity in the American Catholic Church. Brett Hoover describes the book as “the work of… Continue reading
Tricia C. Bruce, PhD 