| Description |
viii, 207 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Catholic women confront their church -- My story -- Frances Kissling: Abortion's moralist -- Sharon Macisaac McKenna: From convent to commune -- Sister Simone Campbell: God's lobbyist -- Marianne Duddy-Burke: Beyond Catholic incorporated -- Diana Hayes: The thorn in the church's side -- Teresa Delgado: Trauma and faith -- Barbara Blaine: Still seeking justice -- Gretchen Reydams-Schils: Breaking through the silence -- Joshunda Sanders: Coming home -- Afterword: For our daughters. |
| Summary |
Nine stories of women who have chosen to remain Catholic despite their deep disagreements with the institutional church. From Barbara Blaine, founder of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP), to Sister Simone Campbell, whose "Nuns on the Bus" tour for social justice generated national attention, the book highlights women whose stories illustrate not only problems in the church but also the promise of reform. The women profiled span a diverse range of ages, ethnicities, and experiences -- single and married, lesbian and straight, mothers and sisters. The women profiled all demonstrate one fact -- that faith is bigger than the institutional church. |
| Subject |
Kissling, Frances, 1943-
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Campbell, Simone.
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Hayes, Diana L.
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Delgado, Teresa, 1966-
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Reydams-Schils, Gretchen J.
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Sanders, Joshunda.
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Women in the Catholic Church -- Biography.
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Women in the Catholic Church. (OCoLC)fst01177999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Wexler, Celia Viggo, 1948- author. Catholic women confront their church Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 9781442254145 (DLC) 2016020403 |
| ISBN |
9781442254138 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
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1442254130 (hardback : alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
12838560 |
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