If nuns ruled the world
Subtitle: ten sisters on a mission
By: Jo Piazza
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781497601901
Subjects: Monastic and religious life of women; Spiritual life; Christian life; Catholic Church; Nuns; Women
Description: Profiles ten nuns and the causes to which they've dedicated their lives. Meet, for instance, Sister Simone Campbell, who traversed the United States challenging a Republican budget that threatened to severely undermine the well-being of poor Americans; Sister Megan Rice, who's willing to spend the rest of her life in prison if it helps eliminate nuclear weapons; and the inimitable Sister Jeannine Gramick, who's fighting for acceptance of gays and lesbians in the Catholic Church.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-255).
Table of contents: title: 1. Weapons are made like gods; title: 2. The nun on the bus; title: 3. It isn't about being gay; it's about being in love; title: 4. Racing against time, outliving the competition; title: 5. An underground railroad for modern-day slaves; title: 6. Keeping an eye on corporate America; title: 7. The act of survival is worse than the torture itself; title: 8. I want to run a laundromat before I die; title: 9. Jesus treated men and women equally; title: 10. We are all sisters.