In a three-volume work that was never published, Nightingale presented her radical spiritual views, motivated by the desire to give those who had turned away from conventional religion an alternative to atheism. Calabria and Macrae provide the essence of Nightingale's spiritual philosophy by selecting and reorganizing her best-written treatments.
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Nightingale, pioneer statistician, and healthcare reformer, and the founder of modern nursing, was also a deeply philosophical and spiritual thinker, as revealed in these selections from her three-volume work, written in her thirties and influential on her later writings. Aiming to provide an alternative to atheism for those who had left traditional religion, she struggles to articulate a reasonable faith, liberate women, and develop a sense of the spirit of God within human persons. Historians, feminists, nurses, and those struggling with issues of religious faith in the contemporary world may find this work inspiring. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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"This book is an excellent resource for readers seeking to understand Florence Nightingale's thought and its place in the intellectual and philosophical history of nursing. The book provides fertile ground for study and reflection by those interested in a glimpse into the inner life of a complex and productive woman."—Nursing History Review
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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This review is from: Suggestions for Thought by Florence Nightingale: Selections and Commentaries (Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving) (Paperback)
Florence Nightingale is the cornerstone of modern medicine and hospital care. She is one of the greatest heroes in the history of the world, and yet, when her name is mentioned it seems to be used in a somewhat disparaging way as to refer to someone who idealistically wants to martyr herself to save the world. Too bad. She was no martyr. She was tough and forceful and got things done by doing, not by sacrificing.
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- Florence Nightingale: 1820-1910 (Biography & Memoirs) by Cecil Blanche Fitzgerald Woodham-Smith on 8 pages
- Letters from Egypt: A journey on the Nile, 1849-1850 by Florence Nightingale on 7 pages
- The Oxford Movement by R.W. Church on 6 pages
- Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not (Dover Books on Biology) by Florence Nightingale on 6 pages
- Theological Essays by Frederick Denison Maurice on 5 pages
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- The Friendship of Florence Nightingale and Mary Clare Moore (Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving) by Mary C. Sullivan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Transcending AIDS: Nurses and HIV Patients in New York City (Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving) by Peggy McGarrahan in Back Matter
- Nursing History Review, Volume 4: Official Journal of the American Association for the History of Nursing by Joan E. Lynaugh on page 187
- Nursing History Review, Volume 14, 2006: Official Journal of the American Association for the History of Nursing by Patricia D'Antonio on page 239
- Healing Traditions: Alternative Medicine and the Health Professions (Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving) by Bonnie Blair O'Connor in Back Matter
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