The Evil State of Tepidity”
Mass‐Going and Absenteeism in Nineteenth‐Century Australian Ecclesiastical Discourse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10197022 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Brown (0000-0001-9881-8350, Sacred Heart University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 28-48 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religious History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4227 • E-ISSN: 1467-9809 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2009.00745.x |
| OpenAlex | W2085964480 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This paper sets out to explore how the Australian Catholic Church's perceptions of Mass‐going and absenteeism evolved in the mid‐to‐late nineteenth century. By examining the Lenten pastorals of Archbishop John Polding of Sydney, along with various mission sermons, the paper argues that a decisive shift is discernible after the 1860s. Where previous emphasis had fallen on absenteeism as a breakdown in the individual's relationship with God, later understandings introduced a dominant ecclesial imperative: Catholics who failed to attend Mass were also weakening the Church and effectively aiding hostile secular and Protestant forces arrayed against her. This shift was itself the product of a critical transformation in the field of ecclesiastical discourse as it gravitated inexorably towards more agonistic expressions
Absenteeism · Archbishop · Political science · Protestantism · Sociology · State (computer science · Australian History and Society · Classics · Gender Studies · History · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |