Professor Judith A. Merkle (USA Niagara University)

The Vows of Religious Life in a Secular Society

Touching Wholeness

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explores the personal impact of religious vows and their potential to foster a sense of completeness within wider society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 162mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9780567715876
• ISBN-10: 0567715876
• Artikelnr.: 72699686

Autorenporträt

Judith A. Merkle recently served as Professor of Religious Studies at Niagara University, USA. She is a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part 1 Foundations
Chapter 1
Touching Wholeness in an Age of Contingency
Chapter 2
Touching Wholeness in a World of Interrelationships
Chapter 3
Touching Wholeness in a Wounded World
Chapter 4
Touching Wholeness: The Path of Vows
Part 2 The Vows in a Secular Society
Chapter 5
Obedience: The Challenge of Autonomy and Plurality
Chapter 6
Poverty: The Challenge of Agency and Finitude
Chapter 7
Celibate Chastity: The Challenge of Singularity and the Other
Bibliography
Index