Tricia C. Bruce, PhD

Sociologist. Author. Researcher. Speaker.

Tricia C. Bruce, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow with the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, a 2025-2026 Affiliate of the Center for the Study of Religion & Society at the University of Notre Dame, President-Elect of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, and a five-time marathoner. She served previously as President of the Association for the Sociology of Religion, a papal-appointed consultor to the Synod on Synodality, and a tenured professor. She is the author of numerous award-winning books, articles, and reports in the sociology of religion and U.S. Catholicism.

Happenings

June 30, 2010

Engaged Scholarship in Cape Cod, MA

This past week I had the opportunity to gather with a group of sociologists and religious studies scholars connected with the Lilly-supported “Engaged Scholars Studying Congregations” program. We exchanged ideas about some fascinating new research projects while staying in the… Continue reading
June 30, 2010

About my book, Faithful Revolution (forthcoming February 2011, Oxford University Press)

“In January 2002, investigative reporting at the Boston Globe set off a wave of revelations regarding child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and the transferring of abusive priests from parish to parish. Public allegations against clergy reached unprecedented levels; one… Continue reading

Sociologist. Author. Researcher. Speaker.

Happenings

Engaged Scholarship in Cape Cod, MA

About my book, Faithful Revolution (forthcoming February 2011, Oxford University Press)

engaging A Sociological Perspective