Called to Serve – A History of Nuns in America Mcguinness Paperback

Called to ServeA History of Nuns in America\nAuthor(s): Margaret M. McGuinness\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814795576, 978-0814795576\nSynopsis\nWinner, Conference on the History of Women Religious (CHWR) Distinguished Book Award\n Winner, 2014 Catholic Book Award in History presented by the Catholic Press Association \n For many\n Americans, nuns and sisters are the face of the Catholic Church. Far more\n visible than priests, Catholic women religious teach at schools, found\n hospitals, offer food to the poor, and minister to those in need. Their work\n has shaped the American Catholic Church throughout its history. Yet despite\n their high profile, a concise history of American Catholic sisters and nuns has\n yet to be published. In Called to Serve, Margaret\n M. McGuinness provides the reader with an overview of the history of Catholic\n women religious in American life, from the colonial.