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Author Gervais, Christine L. M

Title Beyond the Altar : Women Religious, Patriarchal Power, and the Church
Published Waterloo, ON : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (291 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Relating to feminisms; 2 Experiencing patriarchal domination; 3 Understanding how and why they stay; 4 Moving beyond patriarchal domination; 5 Practising inclusive spirituality; 6 Engendering feminist spirituality; 7 Defending their alternative altars; 8 Generating circular governance; 9 Engaging in feminist activism; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix: Participants' profiles; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Summary Sheds light on how Ontario-based Canadian women religious overcome sexist subjugation by side-stepping the patriarchal power of the Roman Catholic Church and engendering women-led spiritual, governance and activist practices in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Feminist theology.
Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
Catholic women -- Canada
Nuns -- Canada
Women in the Catholic Church -- Canada
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic.
Catholic women
Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
Feminist theology
Nuns
Women in the Catholic Church
Canada
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781771122955
1771122951