Into Africa by Barbra Mann Wall - 9780813566221

Into AfricaA Transnational History of Catholic Medical Missions and Social Change\nAuthor(s): Barbra Mann Wall\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813566221, 978-0813566221\nSynopsis\nWinner of the 2016 Lavinia Dock Award from the American Association for the History of Nursing\n\n Awarded first place in the 2016 American Journal of NursingBook of the Year Award in the History and Public Policy category\n\n The most dramatic growth of Christianity in the late twentieth century has occurred in Africa, where Catholic missions have played major roles. But these missions did more than simply convert Africans. Catholic sisters became heavily involved in the Churchs health services and eventually in relief and social justice efforts. InInto Africa, Barbra Mann Wall offers a transnational history that reveals how Catholic medical and nursing sisters established relationships between local and international gr.