Models of charitable care: Catholic nuns and children in their care in Amsterdam, 1852-2002
Analyses the practice of Catholic nuns in Amsterdam in the 19th and 20th century. This book focuses on the ambiguous ascetic spiritual discourse that underpinned their work: it encouraged charity as solidarity with strangers, but caused intense emotional distance too
| Summary: | Analyses the practice of Catholic nuns in Amsterdam in the 19th and 20th century. This book focuses on the ambiguous ascetic spiritual discourse that underpinned their work: it encouraged charity as solidarity with strangers, but caused intense emotional distance too |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the Dutch. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-408) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 9047442709 |