If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission - Couverture souple

Piazza, Jo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1497601908 ISBN 13 : 9781497601901

Editeur : Open Road Media, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Veteran reporter Jo Piazza profiles ten extraordinary nuns and the causes to which they have dedicated their lives-from an eighty-three-year-old Ironman champion to a brave sister who rescues victims of human trafficking Meet Sister Simone Campbell, who traversed the United States challenging a Republican budget that threatened to severely undermine the well-being of poor Americans; Sister Megan Rice, who is willing to spend the rest of her life in prison if it helps eliminate nuclear weapons; and the inimitable Sister Jeannine Gramick, who is fighting for acceptance of gays and lesbians in the Catholic Church. During a time when American nuns are under attack from the very institution to which they pledge, these sisters offer inspiring, provocative counterstories that are sure to spark debate. Overthrowing our popular perception of nuns as killjoy schoolmarms content to live in the annals of nostalgia, Piazza defines them instead as the most vigorous catalysts of change in an otherwise constricting patriarchy.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Jo Piazza is the author of the acclaimed Celebrity, Inc. How Famous People Make Money and a novel, Love Rehab. She is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and her work has appeared in the New York Times, New York magazine, Glamour, Gotham, the Daily Beast, and Slate. She has also appeared as a commentator on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and NPR. Piazza holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's in journalism from Columbia University, and a master's in religious studies from New York University. She lives in New York City with her giant dog.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Open Road Media
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1497601908
• ISBN 13: 9781497601901
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272