TY - BOOK AU - Stewart,James H. TI - American Catholic Leadership: A Decade of Turmoil 1966-1976. A Sociological Analysis of the National Federation of Priests' Councils T2 - Religion and Society SN - 9783110801842 PY - 2019///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter Mouton, KW - Katholische Kirche KW - USA KW - RELIGION / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Foreword /; Greeley, Andrew M. --; Foreword /; Ratigan, R. D. James --; Author's Preface --; Contents --; List of Tables and Figures --; 1. Troubled Transition in the Church --; 2. Beginnings of the Federation --; 3. The Founding of the NFPC --; 4. Who are the Leaders?: 'An Uncomfortable Company' --; 5. Putting the NFPC Together for Power and Performance --; 6. Priests' Interests: A Period of Confrontation, 1968-1972 --; 7. From 'Interests' to 'Values': A Shift in Policy, 1972-1976 --; Appendices --; A. Constitution of the National Federation of Priests' Councils: May 21, 1973 (updated from May, 1968) --; B. Theory and methodology --; C. The Moment of Truth NFPC Statement on the Priesthood, 1971 --; D. Summary table: resolutions passed at NFPC annual conventions --; E. Questionnaire on organizational effectiveness and evaluation --; Bibliography; Open Access N2 - To celebrate the 270th anniversary of the De Gruyter publishing house, the company is providing permanent open access to 270 selected treasures from the De Gruyter Book Archive. Titles will be made available to anyone, anywhere at any time that might be interested. The DGBA project seeks to digitize the entire backlist of titles published since 1749 to ensure that future generations have digital access to the high-quality primary sources that De Gruyter has published over the centuries UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110801842 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9783110801842.jpg ER -