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Zusatztext So often, descriptions of cloistered religious life for women are written by the woefully uniformed - those smitten by the otherworldliness of the monastery. To correct these misperceptions, a methodology is needed to study enclosed religious life from the inside, while also respecting the canonical boundaries of the cloister. In Dedicated to God, Abbie Reese interviews nuns of the strict Colettine Poor Clare Monastery in Rockford, Illinois. What results is a poignant account of vocation stories, monastic challenges, and everyday living. For those wishing to understand the dynamics of a life lived totally for God, this book reveals the mystic journey as profoundly human, deeply simple, and ever rooted in the human/divine love of Jesus Christ. Informationen zum Autor Abbie Reese is an independent scholar Klappentext For almost six years, Abbie Reese worked intimately with members of a community of cloistered monastic nuns in Rockford, Illinois. The Hidden Lives of Cloistered Nuns tells their stories, based on a series of oral history interviews of the Poor Clare Colettine Order. Zusammenfassung For almost six years, Abbie Reese worked intimately with members of a community of cloistered monastic nuns in Rockford, Illinois. The Hidden Lives of Cloistered Nuns tells their stories, based on a series of oral history interviews of the Poor Clare Colettine Order. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction PART I: THE CALL In Her Own Words: Sister Mary Monica Chapter 1: Community Life In Her Own Words: Sister Maria Deo Gratias Chapter 2: The Claustrophobic Nun In Her Own Words: Sister Mary Michael PART II: THE LIFE Chapter 3: Monastic Living in a Throwaway Culture In Her Own Words: Sister Mary Joseph Chapter 4: Little House, Big Heart In Her Own Words: Sister Mary Clara Chapter 5: Responsibility for the World In Her Own Words: Sister Joan Marie Chapter 6: The Suffering Servants In Her Own Words: Anonymous PART III: THE THREATS Chapter 7: Idealism and Reality In Her Own Words: Sister Ann Marie Chapter 8: Erased from the Landscape ...
