A Foreign and Wicked Institution? - the Campaign Against Convents in Victorian England (Paperback)

Many in Victorian England harbored deep suspicion of convent life. In addition to looking at anti-Catholicism and the fear of both Anglican and Catholic sisterhoods that were established during the nineteenth century, this work explores the prejudice that existed against women in Victorian England who joined sisterhoods and worked in orphanages and in education and were committed to social work among the urban poor. Women, according to some of these critics, should remain passive in matters of religion. Nuns, however, did play an important role in many areas of life in nineteenth-century England and faced hostility from many who felt threatened and challenged by members of female religious orders. The accomplishments of the nineteenth-century nuns and the opposition they overcame should serve as both an example and encouragement to all men and women committed to the Gospel.

General

Imprint:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	March 2011
Authors:	Rene Kollar
Dimensions:	226 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	318
ISBN-13:	978-1-60608-336-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	1-60608-336-8
Barcode:	9781606083369

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