Beyond the Altar: Women Religious, Patriarchal Power, and the Church

by Christine Gervais

Beyond the Altar illustrates how women religious overcome sexist subjugation by side-stepping the patriarchal power of the Roman Catholic Church. This book counters the stereotypical image of Catholic nuns as being loyally compliant with their church by showing how a number of current and former women religious in Canada challenge their institutional religion's precepts and engage in transformative strategies to effect change both within...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771122943
• ISBN13: 9781771122948
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"