{"product_id":"called-to-serve-a-history-of-nuns-in-america-9780814795569","title":"Called to Serve: A History of Nuns in America","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalled to Serve: A History of Nuns in America\u003c\/strong\u003e by McGuinness, Margaret M.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780814795569.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner, Conference on the History of Women Religious (CHWR) Distinguished Book Award\n\nWinner, 2014 Catholic Book Award in History presented by the Catholic Press Association\n\nFor many\nAmericans, nuns and sisters are the face of the Catholic Church. Far more\nvisible than priests, Catholic women religious teach at schools, found\nhospitals, offer food to the poor, and minister to those in need. Their work\nhas shaped the American Catholic Church throughout its history. Yet despite\ntheir high profile, a concise history of American Catholic sisters and nuns has\nyet to be published. In Called to Serve, Margaret\nM. McGuinness provides the reader with an overview of the history of Catholic\nwomen religious in American life, from the colonial period to the present.\n\nThe early\nyears of religious life in the United States found women religious in immigrant\ncommunities and on the frontier, teaching, nursing, and caring for marginalized\ngroups. In the second half of the twentieth century, however, the role of women\nreligious began to change. They have fewer members than ever, and their\npopulation is aging rapidly. And the method of their ministry is changing as\nwell: rather than merely feeding and clothing the poor, religious sisters are\nnow working to address the social structures that contribute to poverty,\nfighting what one nun calls “social sin.” In the face of a changing world and shifting priorities, women religious\nmust also struggle to strike a balance between the responsibilities of their\nfaith and the limitations imposed upon them by their church.\n\nRigorously\nresearched and engagingly written, Called\nto Serve offers a compelling portrait of Catholic women religious\nthroughout American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44977105043509,"sku":"ByrdShop_0814795560","price":52.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780814795569_b18b101d-c902-4f18-ba72-59d5e7a9ac55.jpg?v=1778696976","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/called-to-serve-a-history-of-nuns-in-america-9780814795569","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}