{"product_id":"9780814795569-called-to-serve","title":"Called to Serve","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of Nuns in America. Offers a compelling portrait of Catholic women religious throughout American history. \u003cp\u003eWinner, Conference on the History of Women Religious (CHWR) Distinguished Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner, 2014 Catholic Book Award in History presented by the Catholic Press Association \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor many\u003cbr\u003eAmericans, nuns and sisters are the face of the Catholic Church. Far more\u003cbr\u003evisible than priests, Catholic women religious teach at schools, found\u003cbr\u003ehospitals, offer food to the poor, and minister to those in need. Their work\u003cbr\u003ehas shaped the American Catholic Church throughout its history. Yet despite\u003cbr\u003etheir high profile, a concise history of American Catholic sisters and nuns has\u003cbr\u003eyet to be published. In Called to Serve, Margaret\u003cbr\u003eM. McGuinness provides the reader with an overview of the history of Catholic\u003cbr\u003ewomen religious in American life, from the colonial period to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe early\u003cbr\u003eyears of religious life in the United States found women religious in immigrant\u003cbr\u003ecommunities and on the frontier, teaching, nursing, and caring for marginalized\u003cbr\u003egroups. In the second half of the twentieth century, however, the role of women\u003cbr\u003ereligious began to change. They have fewer members than ever, and their\u003cbr\u003epopulation is aging rapidly. And the method of their ministry is changing as\u003cbr\u003ewell: rather than merely feeding and clothing the poor, religious sisters are\u003cbr\u003enow working to address the social structures that contribute to poverty,\u003cbr\u003efighting what one nun calls “social sin.” In the face of a changing world and shifting priorities, women religious\u003cbr\u003emust also struggle to strike a balance between the responsibilities of their\u003cbr\u003efaith and the limitations imposed upon them by their church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRigorously\u003cbr\u003eresearched and engagingly written, Called\u003cbr\u003eto Serve offers a compelling portrait of Catholic women religious\u003cbr\u003ethroughout American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40823192092769,"sku":"9780814795569","price":62.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/2a0eec8e32a3c96ce662dbbf7a99e98f.png?v=1687380926","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780814795569-called-to-serve","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}