Habits of Change: An Oral History of American Nuns (Oxford Oral History Series): NCS P - Softcover

Rogers, Carole Garibaldi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199757062 ISBN 13: 9780199757060

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2011

Synopsis

A collection of extraordinary oral histories of American nuns, Habits of Change captures the experiences of women whose lives over the past fifty years have been marked by dramatic transformation. Bringing together women from more than forty 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―perhaps more so than any other group of contemporary women. Here these women speak of their active engagement in the events that disrupted their church and society and of the lives they lead today, offering their unique perspective on issues such as peace activism, global equality for women, and the clergy sexual abuse crisis. The interviewees include a Maryknoll missionary who spent decades in Africa, most recently in the Congo; an inner-city art teacher whose own paintings reflect the vibrancy of Haiti; a recovering alcoholic who at age 71 has embarked on her fourth ministry; a life-long nurse, educator, and hospital administrator; and an outspoken advocate for the gay and lesbian community. Told with simplicity, honesty, and passion, their stories deserve to be heard.

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Review:

At a time when Anglican religious life is even more in crisis than the American Roman Catholic situation depicted here, this is an important, as well as intriguing, study. (Janet Backman, New Directions)

About the Author:

Carole Garibaldi Rogers has been an oral historian for more than 20 years. Her research and writing focus on the intersection of women and religion.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0199757062
• ISBN 13: 9780199757060
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344