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Models of Charitable Care: Catholic Nuns and Children in Their Care in Amsterdam, 1852-2002 - Couverture rigide

Heijst, Annelies Van

 
9789004168336: Models of Charitable Care: Catholic Nuns and Children in Their Care in Amsterdam, 1852-2002
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ISBN 10 : 9004168338 ISBN 13 : 9789004168336
Editeur : Brill, 2008

Synopsis

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 the differentiating criterion.

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À propos de l'auteur

Annelies van Heijst is assistant professor in ethics and care at the University of Tilburg. From 1982-1992 she worked for the Dutch Association of Nuns. She has published on the history of religious caring and contemporary professional care.

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Éditeur
Brill
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9004168338
ISBN 13 
9789004168336
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
418
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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