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Models of charitable care : Catholic nuns and children in their care in Amsterdam, 1852-2002 /
Analyses the practice of Catholic nuns in Amsterdam in the 19th and 20th century. This book focuses on the ambiguous ascetic spiritual discourse that underpinned their work: it encouraged charity as solidarity with strangers, but caused intense emotional distance too.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés Dutch |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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| Series: | Brill's series in church history ;
d. 33. Brill's series in church history. Religious history and culture series ; v. 1. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One: A History of Care; Chapter Two: Caring for Roosje; Chapter Three: Men in Association: Class and Charity; Chapter Four: Ladies and Housemaids: Gender and Charity; Chapter Five: Powerful and Empowering Care: Confession and Charity; Chapter Six: From the Viewpoint of Care Receivers; Chapter Seven: The Care Vision in the Normative Texts; Chapter Eight: Caring for the Children of God; Chapter Nine: The Making of Charitable History; Chapter Ten: The Ethics of Charitable Care.