Now in paperback, this "deep look into the hearts and souls of a fascinating group of American women" (Dan Wakefield, author of A Spiritual Journey) goes beyond theories to create a realistic and compelling portrait of the female soul of a living religion, the story of women who represent a changing Church--one that reflects a diversity of American cultures.
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From Publishers Weekly
American Catholic women, in the diverse sample tapped here, defy categorization except in this one major commonality. Whatever their individual circumstances or differences with the institutional Church, they are motivated by altruism, committed to social justice and deeply desirous of a spiritual life. The women--teenagers to nonagenarians, from all social, ethnic and cultural levels--also express anger and disillusionment. Some have joined Lutheran and Episcopal communities; others adapt their behavior privately, accommodating personal choice regarding divorce and abortion. Redmont, the Northeast regional director of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, has woven the views of these 110 women into an informative and readable document that illuminates the as-yet underutilized force of women in the Church.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
The author, a Harvard Divinity graduate, interviews over 100 American women who are past or present Catholics. The result is a sweeping picture of diverse attitudes, feelings, and perceptions of women from very different backgrounds. The book's focus is Catholic women in American society, not women in the Church. Social dimensions prevail, and deeper roots of official Church teachings are not probed here. An effort is made to present an unbiased picture of the Catholic feminine perspective today, a difficult task, however conducted. No survey instrument is included. Issues of divorce, abortion, poverty, and justice abound. These witnesses to pain and heroic life choices are worthy of a hearing at a time of a planned pastoral letter on women by U.S. Catholic bishops. Recommended for general collections.
- Anna Donnelly, St. John's Univ. Lib., New York
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Anna Donnelly, St. John's Univ. Lib., New York
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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