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082 0 4 _a271.90073
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aMcGuinness, Margaret M.
_eautore
245 1 0 _aCalled to Serve :
_bA History of Nuns in America /
_cMargaret M. McGuinness.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bNew York University Press,
_c[2013]
264 4 _c©2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_b8 black and white illustrations
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIntroduction --
_t1 Organizing to Serve --
_t2 Service to a Growing Catholic Community --
_t3 Serving through Education --
_t4 Serving the Sick --
_t5 Serving Those in Need --
_t6 Praying for the World --
_t7 Redefining Sisterhood --
_t8 Serving Today --
_tNotes --
_tSelect Bibliography --
_tIndex --
_tAbout the Author
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aWinner, Conference on the History of Women Religious (CHWR) Distinguished Book AwardWinner, 2014 Catholic Book Award in History presented by the Catholic Press Association For manyAmericans, nuns and sisters are the face of the Catholic Church. Far morevisible than priests, Catholic women religious teach at schools, foundhospitals, offer food to the poor, and minister to those in need. Their workhas shaped the American Catholic Church throughout its history. Yet despitetheir high profile, a concise history of American Catholic sisters and nuns hasyet to be published. In Called to Serve, MargaretM. McGuinness provides the reader with an overview of the history of Catholicwomen religious in American life, from the colonial period to the present.The earlyyears of religious life in the United States found women religious in immigrantcommunities and on the frontier, teaching, nursing, and caring for marginalizedgroups. In the second half of the twentieth century, however, the role of womenreligious began to change. They have fewer members than ever, and theirpopulation is aging rapidly. And the method of their ministry is changing aswell: rather than merely feeding and clothing the poor, religious sisters arenow working to address the social structures that contribute to poverty,fighting what one nun calls “social sin.” In the face of a changing world and shifting priorities, women religiousmust also struggle to strike a balance between the responsibilities of theirfaith and the limitations imposed upon them by their church.Rigorouslyresearched and engagingly written, Calledto Serve offers a compelling portrait of Catholic women religiousthroughout American history.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024)
650 0 _aMonastic and religious life of women
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aMonasticism and religious orders for women
_zUnited States
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650 0 _aNuns
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Christianity / General.
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