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Hoge, Dean Richard was born on May 27, 1937 in New Knoxville, Ohio, United States. Son of Arthur Ferdinand and Meta Flora (Meckstroth) Hoge.
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A study of recently ordained Catholic priests, the book includes six commentaries from researchers and priests developing different aspects of the findings. The eight chapters are short and readable, with charts and tables presenting the data. The first chapter is a summary of major findings. This book is for people doing ministry formation in the Catholic community, ordained or not ordained, vocation ministry or continuing education or clergy at universities or seminaries. Also available: Grace under pressure: What gives life to American priests : a study of effective priests ordained ten to thirty years - ISBN 1558331603 The Core Elements of Priestly Formation Programs: A Collection of Readings - ISBN 1558333576 Our titles help all catholic educators and administrators have the professional resources to meet the highest standards of excellence in Catholic education. We provide resources for school, parish, diocesan offices, professional organizations and higher education institutions. Some of the areas we publish in include: Administration and Planning Classroom Materials Legal Issues Staff Development Governance Boards Religious Education Research and History Recruitment Curriculum Development Seminary Education Multicultural Issues Technology
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The Catholic Church has had a tumultuous recent history, in the wake of the election of a new pope and sex abuse scandals, and the views of Catholic lay people have not stood untouched. What are the effects of these events upon Catholics' beliefs? How do beliefs of older and younger generations of Catholics differ? Using key Gallup surveys from 1987 to 2005, this book reveals a rift between Catholics born before and after Vatican II and suggests that the future will find more Catholics making decisions about their own faith and fewer who are fervently committed to church life. This discussion is vital to anyone concerned with American Catholicism and its future.
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This in-depth survey provides a vivid overview of the religious world of the Baby Boomers. The authors worked with a national sample of persons confirmed in the Presbyterian Church, examining the religious faith of Baby Boomers and exploring the reasons they gave for leaving or staying in the church. The authors identify eight types of young adults--half of them churched and the other half unchurched. Their findings provide some unexpected results.
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Catholic Press Association Award Winner! Reports indicate that many newly ordained men are feeling demoralized and some are resigning. The accounts raised many questions. How widespread is the problem? What difficulties are the recently ordained priests facing? Is the problem due to changes in lay attitudes or to changes in the ordained themselves? Is the situation different from what it was ten or twenty years ago? The First Five Years of the Priesthood is a collaborative work of the National Federation of Priests' Councils and the Life Cycle Institute of The Catholic University of America that considers this phenomenon. It explores the experience of early priesthood and is based on a pilot survey of two groups - recently ordained priests active in service and those who have resigned. The research team minimized interpretative work on the findings and engaged credible voices in American Catholic life to write commentaries on the implications of the findings. The First Five Years of the Priesthood includes both the research findings and commentaries. Chapters are The Setting of the Priesthood Today," "Attitudes of Newly Ordained Active and Resigned Priests," "What Makes for Satisfied Newly Ordained Priests?" "Four Types of Resigned Priests," "Life Experiences of Newly Ordained Active and Resigned Priests," and "Recommendations Made by the Priests." Dean R. Hoge is a professor in the department of sociology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He has done sociological research serving American churches for 31 years and has authored several books and articles on American religion. "
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Evolving Visions of the Priesthood traces the movement of the Church in the United States during the first forty years of the implementation of Vatican II. This research gives the U.S. Church a good picture of itself and its struggles during the post-conciliar period. These studies are important for what they tell us of priests who were already ministering the theology of the Council, at the time of the Council, and also consider those priests ordained more recently and their perspectives on Vatican II. How the different groups of priests perceive each other in their respective desires to be faithful to God offers the reader insight into today's presbyterate. By following what has been happening we get a glimpse of what the future holds. Given the struggles of the scandals recently confronting the Church, the studies also offer indications of why the particular problems arose so suddenly and why they were so related to a given time frame. Chapters are The American Priesthood After the 1960s," *Characteristics of Priests in 2001, - *The Shifting Emphasis in Ecclesiology, - *The New Priests, - *Issues and Needs Felt by Priests, - *The Question of Homosexual Subcultures, - *Understanding the Changes, - and *Recommendations Made by the Priests. - Includes an epilogue, *Effects of the 2002 Sexual Misconduct Crisis. - Dean R. Hoge is a professor in the department of sociology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He has done sociological research serving American churches for 32 years and has authored several books and articles on American religion including The First Five Years of the Priesthood, published by Liturgical Press. Jacqueline E. Wenger is a graduate student in sociology at The Catholic University of America and a licensed clinical social worker. "
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Hoge, Dean Richard was born on May 27, 1937 in New Knoxville, Ohio, United States. Son of Arthur Ferdinand and Meta Flora (Meckstroth) Hoge.
Hoge spend his childhood at New Knoxville, Ohio and later graduated from the Ohio State University School of Architecture (Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, 1960).
After studies in 1961 at the University of Bonn, Germany he received his bachelor"s degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1964 and a master"s degree in 1967 and a doctorate in 1970, both in sociology from Harvard University. He served as director of the university"s Life Cycle Institute from 1999 to 2004. In his 34-year career, he wrote 25 books about religious life in America.
His first major work was Understanding Church Growth and Decline 1950-1978, co-edited with David Roozen.
In 1987 he published The Future of Catholic Leadership: Responses to the Priest Shortage, and in 2001 he co-authored Young Adult Catholics: Religion in the Culture of Choice. He co-authored American Catholics: Gender, Generation, and Commitment (2001), authored The First Five Years of the Priesthood (2002), and co-authored Evolving Visions of the Priesthood (2003) and International Priests in America (2006).
A cross-denominational study, including Catholics, looked into factors in church giving and led to the book Money Matters: Personal Giving in American Churches (1996). In 1979/80 he served as president of the Religious Research Association and in October 2007 until his death he served as president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (USSR).
(The Catholic Church has had a tumultuous recent history, ...)
(A study of recently ordained Catholic priests, the book i...)
( Evolving Visions of the Priesthood traces the movement ...)
( Catholic Press Association Award Winner! Reports indic...)
( This in-depth survey provides a vivid overview of the r...)
(How Catholics feel about changes in the Church and what t...)
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Member Religious Research Association (president 1979-1980), Science Society Study of Religion (president 2007-2008).
Married Josephine Jacobson, June 27, 1965. Children: Christopher, Elizabeth.