Conscience and Calling Ethical Reflections on Catholic Women's Church Vocations

by Patrick, Anne E.

• ISBN13: 9781441144522
• ISBN10: 1441144528
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-08-15
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

This  book probes the meaning and ethical implications of the powerful symbol of vocation from the vantage of contemporary Catholic women, with particular attention to the experiences of religious women.   Intended as a follow-up to

Author Biography

Anne E. Patrick, SNJM is William H. Laird Professor of Religion and the Liberal Arts, emerita, at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. She is a past president of the Catholic Theological Society of America and a founding vice-president of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology. Her writings on religious, ethical, and literary topics have appeared in many books and journals, and she is the author of Liberating Conscience: Feminist Explorations in Catholic Moral Theology and Women, Conscience, and the Creative Process.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Conscience in Context: Vocation, Virtue, and History1. Authority, Women, and Church: Reconsidering the Relationship2. "His Dogs More Than Us": Virtue in Situations of Conflict Between Women Religious and Their Ecclesiastical Employers.3. A Ministry of Justice: The 25-Year Pilgrimage of the National Assembly of Women Religious4. "Framework for Love": Toward a Renewed Understanding of Vocation5. The Ethics and Politics of Spirituality: Women's Vocations in a Transformed Social Context