Called to Serve : : A History of Nuns in America / / Margaret M. McGuinness.

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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 8 black and white illustrations
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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