FROM PIETY TO PROFESSIONALISM AND BACK? by Patricia Wittberg ( 9780739113783 )

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FROM PIETY TO PROFESSIONALISM AND BACK?
TRANSFORMATIONS OF ORGANIZED RELIGIOUS VIRTUOSITY

By:

Patricia Wittberg

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073911378X

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9780739113783

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LEXINGTON BOOKS

Pub. date:

1 January, 2006

Pages:

360

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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 - in profoundly important ways shifting or obliterating their recruitment bases.

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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 in the very identity and culture of the groups themselves.

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