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Selling All Selling All Sandra Marie Schneiders Does religious life still make sense today? Author of New Wineskins, Sandra Schneiders began a brilliant yet controversial examination of modern religious life in her acclaimed book Finding the Treas… OL16064987W
Religious life in the church today Religious life in the church today National Congress of Religious of the United States (2nd 1961 University of Notre Dame) "Proceeding of the Women's Section of the second National Congress of Religious in the United States, under the auspices of the Conferences of major Religious Superiors, University of Notre Dame, Not… OL20550253W
Unveiled Unveiled Cheryl L. Reed Drawing on interviews with three hundred nuns from a variety of orders, a study of convent life describes their daily lives, worship services, vow ceremonies, friendships, attitude toward the modern … OL20953791W
Medieval women monastics Medieval women monastics Miriam Schmitt xi, 284 pages : 23 cm OL20965291W
Discouraged, Sister? Discouraged, Sister? Alphonsus Ryan Catholic pamphlet. OL24943359W
Sponsa Christi Sponsa Christi J. E. Moffatt In this work, written for Catholic nuns, Moffatt describes the ideal nun and how she should behave. OL24985513W
For the Love of God For the Love of God Lucy Kaylin In this provocative work, Lucy Kaylin explores myths and debunks stereotypes to present a rich and varied portrait of modern nuns at a dramatic moment in their history: Nuns in the United States are … OL277261W
The nuns The nuns Marcelle Bernstein A broad, popular survey of life in Catholic and Anglican religious communities in the United States and Europe which cuts across the organizational and theological complexities of the post Vatican II… OL4095930W
Harlots of the Desert Harlots of the Desert Benedicta Ward Stories of conversion have always attracted mankind's attention, and this was especially so among the monks of the ancient and medieval world. In the literature of fourth-century Egypt, alongside the… OL4122437W
Nun Nun Hull, Robert "Traces the life of a typical nun in medieval times from birth to death, including childhood, training, and vows taken by nuns. Includes primary source quotes"--Provided by publisher. OL470522W
Before the living God Before the living God Ruth Burrows,Ruth Burrows Ocd "Before the Living God is Ruth Burrows' autobiography - the account of a life empty of outward incident after her early years, but rich with her own spiritual growth. She writes of the Christian's re… OL5486675W
Shroud for the Archbishop Shroud for the Archbishop Peter Berresford Ellis The second installment of the series set in medieval Ireland finds Celtic nun Sister Fidelma investigating the brutal death of Wighard, Archbishop Designate of Canterbury, a case that leads her into … OL77059W
The Forgotten Desert Mothers The Forgotten Desert Mothers Laura Swan Despite the very substantial and continuing interest in women's issues in Christianity and the ceaseless stream of publications for, by, and about Christian women, there has been astonishingly little… OL7798616W
In the heart of the desert In the heart of the desert John Chryssavgis This book brings to readers the lives and thoughts of some key representatives of the early Desert Fathers and Mothers, who were so important in the history of the early Christian Church.Glimpses of … OL917456W