{"product_id":"the-faithful-departed-the-collapse-of-bostons-catholic-culture-paperback","title":"The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston's Catholic Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip F. Lawler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Faithful Departed traces the rise and fall of the Catholic Church as a cultural dynamo in Boston, showing how the Massachusetts experience set a pattern that has echoed throughout the United States as religious institutions have lost social influence in the face of rising secularization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe collapse of Catholicism in Boston became painfully apparent in 2002, with the full explosion of the sex-abuse crisis. But Lawler brings an insider's knowledge and a journalist's sense of drama to show that the sex-abuse scandal was neither the cause nor the beginning of Catholicism's decline in Boston. In fact, the scandal was itself a symptom of corruption that was already well advanced. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of colorful anecdote and gripping social history, The Faithful Departed will be of interest not only to Catholics and to those acquainted with Boston's rich political tradition, but to anyone concerned about the interplay between religious faith and public policy. The demise of Catholic influence in Massachusetts is an especially vivid example of a secularizing trend that is visible throughout the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip F. Lawler is editor of Catholic World News. His writings have appeared around the United States and abroad, including the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.94 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726014550079,"sku":"9781594033742","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/89fc0dcc125ebba7a6538e1e290fb9ca.webp?v=1765108887","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-faithful-departed-the-collapse-of-bostons-catholic-culture-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}