Habits of Compassion
Subtitle: Irish Catholic Nuns and the Origins of New York's Welfare System, 1830-1920 (Women in American History)
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: February 27, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780252072826
Subjects: American history; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Women's studies; Religious aspects; New York (State); History; Sociology; Social Science; Religion - Catholicism; Religion - Classic Works; The Americas; Nuns; Christianity - Catholic; Institutions & Organizations; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Social Science / Women's Studies; Christianity - Catholicism; Women's Studies - General; 19th century; Catholic Church; New York; Public welfare
First sentence: For students accustomed to debating whether the separation of church and state is foundational to the American republic, emphasis tends to center on whether the disestablishment of churches was significant enough to fully divest public and civil society from particular churches' influence.