Priests and Society: A Sociological Study of the Prospects and Challenges

includes index and biblioraphy

The Roman Catholic Church in India The Non-Roman Catholic Christian Population in India............................ 16 The Status of Kerala Among the States of Indian Union: A Comparative between the Performance in 1991 and in 2001 ................... 17 Percentageof Population of Major Religions, 2001 The Catholic Church in the world, in India, and in Kerala: Numerical Comparative................................ 20 The Catholic Church in Kerala: a Numerical Perspective ................. 21 Districtwise Distribution of Christian Population in Kerala (2001 Census) Arranged according to the size of Christian Population........................ 121 Roman Catholic Church in India, in Kerala, and in the district of Ernakulam............. 123 Population of Ernakulam District according to Religion (2001)................. 124 Distribution of Sample B according to Parishes, Rite, and Civic Location .............................. 127 Distribution of Sample A according to Rite and Year of Ordination ......... 129 Distribution of Sample A according to Educational Qualification ............ 130 Distribution of Sample B according to Age, Gender and Marital Status... 132 Distribution of Sample B according to Gender, Rite and Educational Qualification.......................... 133 Distribution of Sample B According to Rite and Economic Status ........... 134 Distribution of Sample B According to Rite and Range of Association with Priests ............... 135 The Role Played by Roman Catholic Priests in Kerala (1991-2000): The Overall Perspective.....................141 The Christian Educational Institutions in India ........................................ 144 Role Played by Priests in Education (1991-2000) ......................................145 Schools in the District of Ernakulam ......................................................... 146 RolePlayedby Priests in Value Education (1991-2000)............................. 149 Role Played by Priests in Job Concerns (1991-2000)................................. 154 Technical and Industrial Training Schools in the Archdioceses of Ernakulam- Angamaly and Verapoly, according to the Years of Establishment................................................... 155 The Role Played by Priests in Health Care (1991-2000)............................. 157 The Role Played by Priests in Financial Assistance (1991-2000)....... 161 Purposes for which Priests gave Financial Assistance (1991-2000).......... 162 TheRolePlayedbyPriestsinLegalMatters(1991-2000) ......................... 164 The Role Played by Priests in Counselling/Advice (1991-2000) ........ 165 The Role Played by Priests in Patriotic and Civic Matters (1991 -2000)..... 167 The Role Played by Priests in Fine Arts (1991-2000) ................................172 The Role Played by Priests in Mass Media (1991-2000) ...........................175 The Role Played by Priests in Recreational Concerns (1991-2000) ........... Ylf. The Role Played by Priests in Ecumenical Relations (1991 -2000).............. 178 The Role Played by Priests in Inter-religious Harmony (1991-2000) ......... 18C The Role Played by Priests in Catholic Religious Belief and Practice (1991-2000) TheRolePlayedbyPriests(1991-2000): According to the Year of Priestly Ordination......... 185 The Role Played by Priests (1991-2000): According to the Rite of Priests..................... 18< The Role Played by Priests (1991-2000): According to the Secular Education of Priests ..... 18i TheRolePlayedbyPriests(1991-2000): According to the Ecclesiastical Education of Priests............... 18 TheRolePlayedbyPriests(1991-2000): According to the Age of Lay People............ 191 TheRolePlayedbyPriests(1991-2000): According to the Year of Priestly Ordination............................................ 185