Resources

Religious Research Association Papers

Consulting the People of God - the Evolving Role of the Parish School  by Michael Cieslak 

• Complete paper (16 pages)

Capturing the Spirit of Catholic Parishes: A Typology Based Upon Measures of Importance  by Michael Cieslak 

• Complete paper, with considerable technical analysis (18 pages)
• Shorter paper, very little technical analysis (13 pages)
• Parishioner Survey, measuring importance and quality of various items of parish life, used as the Appendix to both this paper and "Which Elements . . ." below (2 pages)

Which Elements of Parish Life are Important to Women and Minorities? by Michael Cieslak

• Complete paper, with considerable technical analysis (10 pages)
• Shorter paper, very little technical analysis (7 pages)

Begin Creative: Diverse Approaches to Estimating Catholics  by Michael Cieslak 

• Complete paper, little technical analysis (8 pages)

Changing Pastors: Does It Lead to a Change in Financial Contributions?  by Michael Cieslak

• Complete paper, with considerable technical analysis (9 pages)