The Missionary Oblate Sisters : vision and mission / Rosa Bruno-Jofre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruno-Jofré, Rosa del Carmen, 1946-

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 38.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oblates of Mary Immaculate--History.

Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

Women--Education--Manitoba.

Women.

Manitoba--Church history.

Manitoba.

Physical Description:

xvii, [2], 220 p. : ill., ports.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In an important feminist study, Rosa Bruno-Jofré offers a sensitive and nuanced picture of how a women's organization, the Missionary Oblate Sisters, a bilingual teaching congregation in Manitoba, dealt with both the larger patriarchal structures and the

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Foreword

Introduction and Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

The Early Years, 1902-1905

Institutionalizing the Early Community, 1906-1915

Moving Ahead, 1916-1927: Mother St Viateur's Leadership, the Power of the Deinstitutionalizing Voice, and the Redirection Set by the New Constitutions

The Crisis, the First General Chapter of 1927, and the Extraordinary Chapter of 1929

Experiencing Apostolic Life

Establishing Bonding Memories through The Myth of Foundation and Returning to the Past in the Search for Renewal

Tables

Maps

Missionary Oblate Sisters' Houses

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86374-6

9786612863745

0-7735-7313-5

OCLC:

1058601974