Called to Serve : A History of Nuns in America / Margaret M. McGuinness.
2013
BX4220.U6 M34 2013
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Called to Serve : A History of Nuns in America / Margaret M. McGuinness.
ISBN
9780814724729
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource : 8 black and white illustrations
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10.18574/nyu/9780814724729.001.0001 doi
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BX4220.U6 M34 2013
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271/.90073
Summary
Winner, 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.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Organizing to Serve
2 Service to a Growing Catholic Community
3 Serving through Education
4 Serving the Sick
5 Serving Those in Need
6 Praying for the World
7 Redefining Sisterhood
8 Serving Today
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Organizing to Serve
2 Service to a Growing Catholic Community
3 Serving through Education
4 Serving the Sick
5 Serving Those in Need
6 Praying for the World
7 Redefining Sisterhood
8 Serving Today
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Author