Research note: The religious life of ex-religious: A study of former Christian brothers in old age

This report forms one part of a larger research project on the early formation of Christian Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious order. This study describes the religious convictions and practices of a group of men aged 60-90 who departed a Catholic order of teaching Brothers in the decades 1940-1980. It covers their departure from the order, their subsequent religious development, and their current beliefs and practices today.