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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Weitere Verfasser: Zuidema, Jason 1978- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
French
Veröffentlicht: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Wilfrid Laurier University Press [2015]
Schriftenreihe:Editions SR 38
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Zusammenfassung:"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."--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XI, 457 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm
ISBN:9781771121378