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

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Waterloo, ON : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2018.

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Description	1 online resource (291 pages)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Contents	Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Relating to feminisms; 2 Experiencing patriarchal domination; 3 Understanding how and why they stay; 4 Moving beyond patriarchal domination; 5 Practising inclusive spirituality; 6 Engendering feminist spirituality; 7 Defending their alternative altars; 8 Generating circular governance; 9 Engaging in feminist activism; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix: Participants' profiles; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
Summary	Sheds light on how Ontario-based Canadian women religious overcome sexist subjugation by side-stepping the patriarchal power of the Roman Catholic Church and engendering women-led spiritual, governance and activist practices in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Feminist theology.
	Feminist theology.
	Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
	Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
	Catholic women -- Canada.
	Catholic women.
	Canada.
	Nuns -- Canada.
	Nuns.
	Women in the Catholic Church -- Canada.
	Women in the Catholic Church.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Subject	Feminism.
	Women's movement.
Other Form:	Print version: Gervais, Christine L.M. Beyond the Altar : Women Religious, Patriarchal Power, and the Church. Waterloo, ON : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2018 9781771122948
ISBN	9781771122955 (electronic book)
	1771122951 (electronic book)
	1771122943
	9781771122948
	9781771122962
	177112296X

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

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