The new nuns : racial justice and religious reform in the 1960s

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Label

The new nuns : racial justice and religious reform in the 1960s

Title remainder

racial justice and religious reform in the 1960s

Statement of responsibility

Amy L. Koehlinger

Creator

• Koehlinger, Amy L

Subject

• Nonne
• Nuns -- Alabama | Selma -- History
• Ordensschwester
• Antirassismus
• USA
• Vocation (in religious orders, congregations, etc.)
• Selma (Ala.) -- Church history

Language

eng

Summary

"In the 1960s, a number of Catholic women religious in the United States abandoned traditional apostolic works to experiment with new and often unprecedented forms of service among non-Catholics. Amy Koehlinger explores the phenomenon of the "new nun" through close examination of one of its most visible forms - the experience of white sisters working in African-American communities. In a complex network of programs and activities that Koehlinger describes as the "racial aposto-late," sisters taught at African-American colleges in the South, held racial sensitivity sessions in integrating neighborhoods, and created programs for children of color in public housing projects." "Engaging with issues of race and justice allowed the sisters to see themselves, their vocation, and the Church in dramatically different terms. In this book, Koehlinger captures the confusion and frustration, as well as the exuberance and delight, they experienced in their new Christian mission. Their increasing autonomy and frequent critiques of institutional misogyny shaped reforms within their institute and sharpened a post-Vatican II crisis of authority."--BOOK JACKET

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plates

Index

index present

LC call number

BX4220.U6

LC item number

K64 2007

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography