New Generations of Catholic Sisters : The Challenge of Diversity - Mary Johnson

New Generations of Catholic Sisters

The Challenge of Diversity

By: Mary Johnson, Patricia Wittberg, Mary L. Gautier

Hardcover | 13 April 2014

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The international media spotlight on the tension between the Vatican and the U.S. Leadership Conference of Women Religious necessitates a comprehensive study of religious life for women in America. This book answers the call by examining contemporary religious life, particularly among women who have entered religious institutes in the United States since the end of the Second Vatican Council. Using two in-depth surveys of the entire population of women who became sisters during this period, the study presents a rich, multilayered portrait of women religious, highlighting the voices of those generations who entered after 1965. It provides up-to-date demographics for women's religious institutes in the United States; a summary of canon law locating religious life within the various forms of life in the Church; and data on the views of post-Vatican II entrants regarding ministry, identity, prayer, spirituality, the vows, and community. Beginning each chapter with an engaging narrative, the authors explore how different generations of Catholic women first became attracted to vowed religious life and what kinds of religious orders they are seeking. The book concludes with recommendations for further understanding of generations within religious life and within the Church and society. Because of its breadth and depth, this book will be regarded by scholars, the media, and practitioners as the definitive sociological study of religious life in the U.S. for many years to come.
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"This book is extremely timely, clearly written, passionately presented and I suggest it is a 'must read' for all who attempt to understand the present reality of religious life and its possible future, not only in the United States, but in the world and church today. It is well suited for any interested reader and it would work well in undergraduate or graduate courses in sociology, theology, or catholic studies."--Catholic Books Review "[New Generations of Catholic Sisters] is well-written and provides a needed analysis of recent female entrants to religious life."--Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion "This book is an outstanding example of sociology at the service of life! The authors have engaged a topic of vital interest to all segments of the Church--apostolic women's religious life--and analyzed its current state, potential future, and ultimate significance with remarkable insight. A must-read for anyone who cares about the 'new evangelization.'" --Doris Gottemoeller, R.S.M., Past President of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas "Seldom does one encounter a work with such broad resources and balanced analysis as is provided by the authors of New Generations of Catholic Sisters. They examine the topic of vocations to women's religious congregations from every conceivable angle, concluding with a striking section on implications for the future. This book is essential reading for women religious and for all who have benefitted from the ministry of sisters." -Katarina Schuth, O.S.F., Endowed Chair for the Social Scientific Study of Religion, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota "Over the years, I've read and heard a lot of consternation, prognostication, and simplifications about Catholic sisters. But, alas, I have not come across much empirically astute and theoretically nimble analysis of them--until now. With their rich data, thoughtful comparisons (especially among generational cohorts) and plain good sense, this team of scholars provides us with an extremely nuanced and well-written account of U.S.-based nuns today." -Jerome P. Baggett, author of Sense of the Faithful: How American Catholics Live Their Faith

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