Holy desires
Subtitle: an ecclesiological study of the rite of consecration to a life of virginity for women living in the world : a dissertation
By: presented by Mary T. Kantor
Published: 2008
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
Subjects: Consecration of virgins; Virginity; Religious aspects; Catholic Church; Women; Sexual abstinence; Chastity; Catholic women; Religious life; Church and the world; Liturgy
Notes: Restricted: Photocopying restricted until after August 1, 2013.

Contains abstract.

Thesis (Th.D.)--Harvard University, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Prelude; title: Introduction; title: Rite of consecration to a life of virginity: history, development, and current practices; title: Consecrated virgins in the context of the Church; title: Consecrated virginity in the United States: Survey results and the USACV; title: Virgin, mother, spouse: in the rite, in the teaching of the early church, in the teaching of the contemporary church; title: Virgin, mother, spouse: the consecrated virgins living in the world in the United States today; title: Conclusion; title: Appendices; title: Bibliography.