Tricia C. Bruce, PhD

In 2014, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) commissioned me to lead a national study of Asian and Pacific Island (API) American Catholics. Together with sociologists Jerry Park and Stephen Cherry, we conducted a national, mixed-methods study (survey,… Continue reading

The Catholic Church is among the largest and most diverse institutions in the USA. Progress toward overcoming polarization in the Church is progress toward overcoming polarization in the nation. Georgetown University’s Institute for Catholic Social Thought and Public Thought recently… Continue reading

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Centre for Catholic Studies at Durham University, an extraordinary initiative of the Department of Theology and Religion and founder/director Prof. Paul Murray. Highlights of the week were many, among them: provoking keynote… Continue reading

Born of The American Parish Project (which I co-lead with Gary Adler and Brian Starks), a forum I edited on the sociology of parishes appears in the latest issue of American Catholic Studies. It features exceptional essays by sociologists James… Continue reading

This week, I gathered with a group of scholars of Catholicism to engage this question and what it means for our ongoing work. This research fellows colloquy (one of several over the course of three years) is part of Duquesne… Continue reading

One of the most fascinating recent trends in the sociology of religion is the increase in numbers of religious “nones” – individuals who claim no particular religious affiliation. My own state, Tennessee, is not immune to this, despite being in… Continue reading

Review of Religious Research, the official journal for the Religious Research Association, has just released a review of my newest book, Parish and Place. Elfriede Wedam suggests that the book is “essential reading in Catholic studies” and that “non-Catholics will… Continue reading

I am honored to be in residence for January 2018 as a Faculty Fellow of the Centre for Catholic Studies, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University, Durham, England. During my time here, I will lead a research seminar entitled Parishes… Continue reading