WHAT
TO EXPECT at the Boston College presentation
of “Voice of the Faithful:
Findings from a Study of a Social Movement Within the
Catholic Church”
“Voice
of the Faithful: Findings from a Study of a Social Movement
within the Catholic Church” will be presented at Boston
College, Robsham Theater, 1-5 pm. In effect, this VOTF
study is about choices. Voice of the Faithful leaders,
members and supporters have made a choice – what is that
choice, how is it playing out and where might this choice
take the Church in the 21st Century?
Each
section of the presentation will be introduced by an
overview of the findings by Dr. William V. D’Antonio
and Dr. Anthony J. Pogorelc, S.S., Catholic University
of America.
A.
Lay Catholic Responses to the Scandal and Cover-up:
Class, Education, Age and Ethnicity - Presentation
by Dr. Michele Dillon, University of New Hampshire
and Dr. Nancy T. Ammerman, Boston University
B.
VOTF as a Social Movement within the Catholic Church – Presentation by
Rev. Dr. Robert Imbelli, Boston College and Dr. Mary
Hines, Emmanuel College
C.
VOTF and its Future - Social movement scholars Dr.
John McCarthy of Penn State University and Dr. William
Gamson of Boston College review the findings.
Rev.
Joseph Appleyard, S.J., Boston College will serve as
the moderator.
For
additional information, click
here or call 617-552-0470.
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