Spirited Lives: How Nuns Shaped Catholic Culture and American Life, 1836-1920 Tapa blanda - 1999

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University of North Carolina Press, 1999. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Chapel Hill and London: The University of North Carolina Press -, 1999. First Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4. 327 Pages Indexed. Very light cover wear. No other defects to this otherwise As New book with flawless interior text pages. Made doubly marginal by their gender and by their religion, American nuns have rarely been granted serious scholarly attention. Instead, their lives and achievements have been obscured by myths or distorted by stereotypes. Placing nuns into the mainstream of American religious and women's history for the first time, this book reveals their critical impact on the development of Catholic culture and, ultimately, the building of American society. Focusing on the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, one of the largest and most diverse American sister- hoods, Carol Coburn and Martha Smith explore how nuns directly influenced the lives of millions of Americans, both Catholic and non-Catholic, through their work in schools, hospitals, orphanages, and… Leer más

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good. Like new, but with slight wear to cover. 327 pages. Contents: The French connection : founders, origins, and early activities -- Creating an American identity : survival and expansion in the American milieu -- Educating the good Sister : gender and religious identity -- Expanding American Catholic culture : the trans-Mississippi west -- Promulgating the faith : parochial schools and American Catholic identity -- Educating for Catholic womanhood : secondary academies and women's colleges -- Succoring the needy : nursing, hospitals, and social services. BAY 35.