Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
About
Dr. Hoover examines the interplay of religion and culture in the United States, making use of both sociological and theological perspectives. Recently he has focused on parish research, including a qualitative research project called The Shared Parish Project. The project, funded by the Lilly Endowment via the Congregational Studies Team, a group of sociologists of religion and practical theologians, looks at shared parishes in Southern California.
Dr. Hoover received his B.A. from University of California, Santa Barbara in 1989, his M.A. from Washington Theological Union in 1997, and his Ph.D. from Graduate Theological Union in 2010.
Dr. Hoover received his B.A. from University of California, Santa Barbara in 1989, his M.A. from Washington Theological Union in 1997, and his Ph.D. from Graduate Theological Union in 2010.
Research Interests
- Theological Studies
Disciplines
- Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
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People Get Ready: Ritual, Solidarity, and Lived Ecclesiology in Catholic Roxbury by Susan Bigelow Reynolds (review)
Hoover, B. C., O'Connell, M., Markey, E., Doyle, D. M. & Reynolds, S. B., 2023, In: American Catholic Studies. 134, 2, p. 53-63 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From the Margins to the Center: Reorienting Theologies of Ministry to the Hispanic/Latine Catholic Pastoral Landscape
Hoover, B. & Owens-Jofré, J., 2022, In: Perspectives in Religious Studies. 49, 4, p. 369-384Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Segmeted Secrecy as Catholic Ecclesial Practice: The Case of Gay Priests: The Case of Gay Priests
Hoover, B., Jun 11 2022, In: International Journal of Practical Theology. 26, 1, p. 111-129 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Toward a New, Praxis-Oriented Missiology: Rediscovering Paulo Freire's Concept of Conscientizacao and Enhancing Christian Mission as Prophetic Dialogue
Hoover, B., Sep 2022, In: Theological Studies. 83, 3, p. 485-486 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
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Evaluating the Moral Framing of Disaffiliation: Sociological and Pastoral Perspectives on the Rise of the “Nones”
Hoover, B. C., 2021, In: Religions. 12, 386, 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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Immigration raids try the faithful and churches
7/11/25 → 7/14/25
37 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Commmonweal | Empty Pews: Mass Deportation Is Taking an Enormous Toll, whether We Realize It or Not
6/30/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Pope Leo Vows to Address U.S. Catholic Church 'Challenges'
5/9/25 → 5/10/25
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Meet Robert Prevost, Who is Now Pope Leo
5/8/25 → 5/9/25
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment