Catholic nuns and sisters in a secular age : Britain, 1945-90 /

Show other versions (1)

"This book investigates the experiences of women religious in Britain from 1945 to 1990, identifying how communities and individual lives were influenced by both religious and secular social movements. Drawing on interviews with eighty women at nine different institutions, it examines youth cul...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mangion, Carmen M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Religion.
Vocation (in religious orders, congregations, etc.)
Nuns.
Monasticism and religious orders for women.
Catholic women > Religious life.
RELIGION / History
RELIGION / History.
History Of Religion.
Vocation religieuse > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Femmes catholiques > Grande-Bretagne > Vie religieuse > 20e siecle.
Monachisme et ordres religieux feminins > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Religieuses > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Vocation (in religious orders, congregations, etc.) > History > 20th century.
Catholic women > Religious life > Great Britain > 20th century.
Monasticism and religious orders for women > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Nuns > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Great Britain.
Great Britain > Religious life and customs > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Before the Council: post-war modernity and religious vocations
  • 3. The modern girl and religious life
  • 4. Governance, authority and '1968'
  • 5. Relationships, generation discourse and the 'turn to self'
  • 6. The world in the cloister and the nun in the world
  • 7. Local and global: changing ministries
  • 8. Becoming a woman
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Index.

Similar Items