Mountain Sisters: From Convent to Community in Appalachia

By Monica Appleby and Helen Matthews Lewis

Book Overview

" Monica Appleby and Helen Lewis reveal the largely untold story of women who stood up to the Church and joined Appalachians in their struggle for social justice. Their poignant story of how faith,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813122686
• ISBN13: 9780813122687
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

Mountain Sisters: From Convent To Community In Appalachia This is a great book!This books shows you can do anything if you put your mind to it.Tells how these women over came the struggles of being nuns in the mountains of Appalachia.They left the convent knowing that they could somehow still help people and serve God without losing who they were.These ladies still continue to help to this day.