{"product_id":"spirited-lives-how-nuns-shaped-catholic-culture-and-american-life-1836-1920-paperback","title":"Spirited Lives: How Nuns Shaped Catholic Culture and American Life, 1836-1920 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol K. Coburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartha Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade doubly marginal by their gender and by their religion, American nuns have rarely been granted serious scholarly attention. Instead, their lives and achievements have been obscured by myths or distorted by stereotypes. Placing nuns into the mainstream of American religious and women's history for the first time, \u003ci\u003eSpirited Lives\u003c\/i\u003e reveals their critical impact on the development of Catholic culture and, ultimately, the building of American society.\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, one of the largest and most diverse American sisterhoods, Carol Coburn and Martha Smith explore how nuns directly influenced the lives of millions of Americans, both Catholic and non-Catholic, through their work in schools, hospitals, orphanages, and other social service institutions. Far from functioning as passive handmaidens for Catholic clergy and parishes, nuns created, financed, and administered these institutions, struggling with, and at times resisting, male secular and clerical authority. \u003cbr\u003eA rich and multifaceted narrative, \u003ci\u003eSpirited Lives\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the intersection of gender, religion, and power in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eReveals the critical impact of nuns on the development of Catholic culture and American society between 1836 and 1940. Focusing on the sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet, this book shows how nuns directly influenced millions of Americans through their work in schools, hospitals, orphanages, and other social service institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarol K. Coburn is professor of religion and history at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. Martha Smith is professor emerita of history at Avila University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.26 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52758593077555,"sku":"9780807847749","price":75.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/X-icjsM95n9780807847749.webp?v=1764439050","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/spirited-lives-how-nuns-shaped-catholic-culture-and-american-life-1836-1920-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}