New Generations of Catholic Sisters
Subtitle: The Challenge of Diversity
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780199316847
Subjects: Vatican council (2nd : 1962-1965); Nuns; Monasticism and religious orders for women; Monastic and religious life of women; United states, history, 20th century
Description: There has recently been a sharp decline in the number of women becoming Catholic sisters. This study compares those women who entered religious orders during the 15 year period immediately after the Second Vatican Council (1965-1980) with those who joined religious orders between 1993 and 2008. Using national surveys of the population of women who became sisters during these two time periods, the authors apply the theories of sociologist Karl Mannheim to explore how different generations of Catholic women first became attracted to vowed religious life and what kinds of religious orders they were seeking.