Tag: Mark Chaves
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Liturgy and Devotions — expressions of class, status, and economic standing?
Whether spoken out loud or not, the impression I had was that devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was a piety mostly for working class Catholics, for the simple minded, and for uneducated women.
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Congregational Size and Perceived Social Support: “Come early; stay late”
Congregations with more than 2500 adults are perceived as less likely to be supportive. Informal socializing before and/or after worship for more than 30 minutes increases the perception of the likelihood of congregational social support.