Habits of change
Subtitle: an oral history of American nuns
By: Carole Garibaldi Rogers
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780199757060
Description: This collection of oral histories of American nuns captures the experiences of women whose lives over the past 50 years have been dramatically transformed. Bringing together women from more than 40 different religious communities, most of whom entered religious life before Vatican II, the book shows how their lives were suddenly turned around in the 1960s. Here these women speak of their active engagement in the events that disrupted their church and society, offering their unique perspective on issues such as peace activism, global equality for women, and the clergy sexual abuse crisis.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Poverty, chastity, and change.

Includes bibliographical references (p.         ).and index.
Table of contents: title: In the schools; title: Missionary work; title: In hospitals and clinics; title: Serving the undeserved; title: Pastoral work; title: Spiritual companions; title: In the cloister; title: On the cutting edge: changing attitudes; title: Encounters with Judaism; title: The creative dimension; title: Two African-American voices; title: Structures and fissures; title: Summoned to lead; title: The decision to leave; title: Staying the course; title: Living in the present; title: Envisioning the future.