Called to Serve : A History of Nuns in America /

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For many Americans, nuns and sisters are the face of the Catholic Church. Far more visible than priests, Catholic women religious teach at schools, found hospitals, offer food to the poor, and minister to those in need. Their work has shaped the American Catholic Church throughout its history. The a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGuinness, Margaret M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Frauenorden
Nonne
Nuns.
Monasticism and religious orders for women.
Monastic and religious life of women.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Vie religieuse et monastique feminine > États-Unis > Histoire.
Monachisme et ordres religieux feminins > États-Unis > Histoire.
Monastic and religious life of women > United States > History.
Monasticism and religious orders for women > United States > History.
Nuns > United States > History.
USA
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse.
United States > Church history.
History.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:For many Americans, nuns and sisters are the face of the Catholic Church. Far more visible than priests, Catholic women religious teach at schools, found hospitals, offer food to the poor, and minister to those in need. Their work has shaped the American Catholic Church throughout its history. The author provides the reader with an overview of the history of Catholic women religious in American life, from the colonial period to the twenty-first century.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780814724729

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