Called to serve : a history of nuns in America

Summary: For many Americans, nuns and sisters are the face of the Catholic Church. Far more visible than priests, Catholic women religious teach at schools, found hospitals, offer food to the poor, and minister to those in need. Their work has shaped the American Catholic Church throughout its history. McGuinness provides the reader with an overview of the history of Catholic women religious in American life, from the colonial period to the present.

Record details

ISBN: 9780814795569 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0814795560 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780814724729 (e-book)
ISBN: 0814724728 (e-book)
ISBN: 9780814789261 (e-book)
ISBN: 0814789269 (e-book)
Physical Description: print
xi, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-252) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Organizing to serve -- Service to a growing Catholic community -- Serving through education -- Serving the sick -- Serving those in need -- Praying for the world -- Redefining sisterhood -- Serving today.