From Piety to Professionalism D and Back?: Transformations of Organized Religious Virtuosity

by Patricia Wittberg

Book Overview

From Piety to Professionalism D and Back? argues that the dissolution ties with institutions has greatly affected denominations-especially specific denominational subgroups such as Catholic religious orders, Protestant deaconesses, or women's missionary societies D in profoundly important ways: shifting or obliterating their recruitment bases, altering the backgrounds and expectations of their leaders, and often causing fundamental transformations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073911378X
• ISBN13: 9780739113783
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"