Founded in 1941, The Glenmary Sisters embraced a calling to serve rural Appalachian communities where few Catholics resided. The sisters, many of them seeking alternatives to the choices available to most women during this time, zealously pursued their duties but soon became frustrated with the rules and restrictions of the Church. Outmoded doctrine - even styles of dress - made it difficult for them to interact with the very people they hoped to help. In 1967, after many unsuccessful attempts to persuade the Church to ease ...
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Founded in 1941, The Glenmary Sisters embraced a calling to serve rural Appalachian communities where few Catholics resided. The sisters, many of them seeking alternatives to the choices available to most women during this time, zealously pursued their duties but soon became frustrated with the rules and restrictions of the Church. Outmoded doctrine - even styles of dress - made it difficult for them to interact with the very people they hoped to help. In 1967, after many unsuccessful attempts to persuade the Church to ease its requirements, some seventy Sisters left the security of convent life. Over forty of these women formed a secular service group, FOCIS (Federation of Communities in Service). FOCIS members Monica Appleby and Helen Lewis reveal the largely untold story of the women who stood up to the Church and joined the mountain people in their struggle for social justice. Their poignant story of how faith, compassion, and persistence overcame obstacles to progress in Appalachia is a fascinating example of how a collaborative and creative learning community fosters strong voices. Mountain Sisters is a prophetic first-person account of the history of American Catholicism, the war on poverty, and the influence of the turbulent 1960s on the cultural and religious communities of Appalachia.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Inscribed by Author(s) Signed. A Very Good copy (2004 owner's name) in red and blue hard covers, in a Very Good or better dust jacket. Mild tanning at the top edge of the text block, clean/unmarked within, and not ex-library. Nicely inscribed and signed by author Helen Lewis.
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Fine in fine jacket. The University Press of Kentucky, c2003. first printing. 299pp., index, notes, black and white photographs. 8vo. Inscribed by Helen Lewis. Fine bright looks unread hardcover in fine d/j.
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