Gordon, Mary.
Women of God. / Mary Gordon. - Los Angeles Times Syndicate 2, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 21. Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Women of God, Jan. 2002; pp. 57+.
"Nuns are an endangered species. With a median age in this country of sixty-nine, and little new blood coming in, their numbers have dwindled markedly. The novelist and memoirist Mary Gordon, who herself once contemplated joining an order, examines this disappearing way of life, talks to survivors here and abroad, and wonders what, if anything, can replace the iconic figure of the nun in the popular imagination of Catholics and non-Catholics alike." (ATLANTIC MONTHLY)
1522-3256;
Celibacy.
Monastic and religious life.
Monasticism and religious orders for women.
Nuns.
Vocation (in religious orders and congregations)
Women in the Catholic Church.
AC1.S5
050
Women of God. / Mary Gordon. - Los Angeles Times Syndicate 2, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 21. Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Women of God, Jan. 2002; pp. 57+.
"Nuns are an endangered species. With a median age in this country of sixty-nine, and little new blood coming in, their numbers have dwindled markedly. The novelist and memoirist Mary Gordon, who herself once contemplated joining an order, examines this disappearing way of life, talks to survivors here and abroad, and wonders what, if anything, can replace the iconic figure of the nun in the popular imagination of Catholics and non-Catholics alike." (ATLANTIC MONTHLY)
1522-3256;
Celibacy.
Monastic and religious life.
Monasticism and religious orders for women.
Nuns.
Vocation (in religious orders and congregations)
Women in the Catholic Church.
AC1.S5
050