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Models of Charitable Care. Catholic Nuns and Children in their Care in Amsterdam, 1852-2002

Categorie	Religie & Theologie
Boeknummer	#229136
Titel	Models of Charitable Care. Catholic Nuns and Children in their Care in Amsterdam, 1852-2002
Auteur	Heijst, Annelies van
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij	Leiden/Boston, Brill
Jaar van uitgave	2008
ISBN10	9004168338
ISBN13	9789004168336
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Brill's Series in Church History - Volume 33; Series Editor Wim Janse. Subseries: Religious History and Culture Series - Volume 1; Subseries Editors: Joris van Eijnatten & Fred van Lieburg.
Samenvatting	Models of Charitable Care analyses the practice of Catholic nuns in Amsterdam in the 19th and 20th century. Attention is paid to the ambiguous ascetic spiritual discourse that underpinned their work: it encouraged charity as solidarity with strangers, but caused intense emotional distance too. Historiography is mainly manufactured by religious and lay academics who shared the congregational perspective and presented fairly positive evaluations. Criticism from within, however, is voiced by care leavers who grew up in homes ran by religious. Some are grateful, others bitter. The sisters were living models who combined an anti-worldly outlook with a practical concern for vulnerable creatures. Relating various theoretical interpretations, a typology of three models is developed with agency' as... (Lees verder) the differentiating criterion.
Pagina's	414
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 75,00

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