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Models of Charitable Care: Catholic Nuns and Children in their Care in Amsterdam, 1852-2002

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Models of Charitable Care analyses the practice of Catholic nuns in Amsterdam in the 19th and 20th century. Attention is paid to the ambiguous ascetic spiritual discourse that underpinned their work: it encouraged charity as solidarity with strangers, but caused intense emotional distance too. Historiography is mainly manufactured by religious and lay academics who shared the congregational perspective and presented fairly positive evaluations. Criticism from within, however, is voiced by care leavers who grew up in homes ran by religious. Some are grateful, others bitter. The sisters were living models who combined an anti-worldly outlook with a practical concern for vulnerable creatures. Relating various theoretical interpretations, a typology of three models is developed with ‘agency’ as the differentiating criterion.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-06-25
Mått160 x 240 x 24 mm
Vikt883 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBrill's Series in Church History
Antal sidor418
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004168336

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AcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsList of Superior generals of the Poor Sisters of the Divine Child, or Sisters of ‘The Providence’Introduction1. A History of Care2. Caring for Roosje3. Men in Association: Class and Charity4. Ladies and Housemaids: Gender and Charity 5. Powerful and Empowering Care: Confession and Charity6. From the Viewpoint of Care-Receivers7. The Care Vision in the Normative Texts8. Caring for the Children of God9. The Making of Charitable History10. The Ethics of Charitable CareGlossary of Religious TermsBibliography

"Van Heijst [komt] tot een zeer verfijnde en complete anlayse van de zorgpraktijk." Paul van Trigt, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam"A must-read for every researcher in the historiography of care work by nuns and for those interested in the debates on what actually took place in the history of various religious-inspired forms of care." Annemieke van Drenth, Leiden University, The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 95, No. 4 (October 2009), pp. 858-859."An elegant [...] tome which should be a welcome addition to university libraries worldwide; academics working in the history of child care, bureaucrats wrestling with the problems of modern residential care and private readers interested in the subject."Barry M. Coldrey, Melbourne. In: Church History and Religious Culture, Vol. 90, No. 4 (2010), pp. 715-716.