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Mountain Sisters : From Convent to Community in Appalachia

Monica Appleby and Helen Lewis reveal the largely untold story of women who stood up to the Church and joined Appalachians in their struggle for social justice. Their poignant story of how faith, compassion, and persistence overcame obstacles to progress in Appalachia is a fascinating example of how...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lewis, Helen Matthews
Otros Autores: Appleby, Monica, 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2003.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface: Why and How We Produced This Book; Introduction; Prologue; Part 1: The Glenmary Years; 1. Choosing a Life; 2. Training to Be a Sister; 3. Going on Mission; 4. Conflict with the Hierarchy; 5. Leaving Glenmary; Part 2: Forming FOCIS; 6. FOCIS: The First Years; 7. Major Changes; 8. The Dispersed Community; 9. Arts and Development; Part 3: Working in Communities; 10. Social Services; 11. Community-Based Education; 12. Community-Based Economic Development; 13. Advocacy, Social Action, and Empowerment of Women. 
505 0 |a Part 4: Honoring and Trespassing Boundaries14. FOCIS as Church; 15. Journey not Arrival; Epilogue: Religious Women Continue the Struggle; In Memory of Lenore Mullarney; Appendices; Voices; Glossary; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y. 
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