Understanding the consecrated life in Canada: critical essays on contemporary trends
"In four parts, this book presents essays in both English and French from the leading scholars on religious life in Canada that seek to address the state of religious communities dedicated to religious virtuosity normally characterized by formal promises of chastity, poverty, and obedience. The...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English French |
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Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
[2015]
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Studies in religion / Editions SR (38)
Year: 2015 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in religion / Editions SR
38 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Canada
/ Religious life
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Canada Religious life and customs |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "In four parts, this book presents essays in both English and French from the leading scholars on religious life in Canada that seek to address the state of religious communities dedicated to religious virtuosity normally characterized by formal promises of chastity, poverty, and obedience. The essays examine a broad range of topics related to the general state of consecrated (or "religious" or "monastic") life in contemporary Canadian Christian and Buddhist traditions."-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XI, 457 Seiten, Illustrationen, Karten, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1771121378 |