{"product_id":"the-sisters-of-our-lady-of-the-missions-from-ultramontane-origins-to-a-new-cosmology-paperback-softback-9781487544980","title":"The Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions; From Ultramontane Origins to a New Cosmology (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487544980","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Ultramontane Origins to a New Cosmology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRosa Bruno-Jofré (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487544980\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This well-written and researched institutional history presents a solid academic view of a woman religious teaching community from its nineteenth century conservative roots to its renewal since the Second Vatican Council.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - M.C. Havey (Historical Studies in Education, Vol. 33, No. 1) \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work that captures the complexity of the transnational and transtemporal development of an educational institution between 1898 and 2008.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Maria Patricia Williams, ICHRE, UCL Institute of Education (\u003cem\u003ePaedagogica Historica\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book traces the journey taken by the Canadian Province of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions \/ Religieuses de Notre Dame des Missions (RNDM), from its establishment in Manitoba in 1898 to 2008, when the congregation as a whole redefined its mission and vision. Using archival research conducted in Canada, England, and Italy and incorporating oral interviews with RNDM sisters, this book explores the historical work of the sisters in schools and the part they played in the developing educational state.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe congregation\u0026amp;#x2019;s activities in schools, first in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and later in Ontario and Quebec, show how the sisters\u0026amp;#x2019; educational work related to the social characteristics of the communities they worked in (e.g., those of French Canadian settlers, British and continental European immigrants, and the Métis population). \u003ci\u003eThe Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions\u003c\/i\u003e examines the impact of Vatican II in the 1960s and into the 2000s as well as the dismantling of neo-scholasticism and the process of secularization of consciousness in society at large. These emerging issues led the congregation to examine its individual and collective identity at the intersection of feminist theology, eco-spirituality, and a critique of Western cosmology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Coming to Life at the Intersection of Ultramontanism and Colonialism \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart One. Contextualizing the Vision of the Foundress\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Who Were the RNDMs? Arrival in Canada (1898) and Transnational Ethos\u003cbr\u003e2. Foundational Thoughts on Education and the Interplay of Locality, Congregational Structure, and Church Teachings \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Two. Educational Apostolate in Time and Space: The Schools in Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Manitoba in the Early Years: Building a French-Canadian Identity with the RNDM Foundations\u003cbr\u003e4. English-Speaking Communities, Immigrants, and the Quest for Social Recognition in Manitoba\u003cbr\u003e5. The RNDM in Saskatchewan: Residential, Parish, Separate, and Private Schools for Girls\u003cbr\u003e6. The Dusty Years to the Post-War Years\u003cbr\u003e7. The Church and the Classroom before Vatican II: Spirituality in the Schools and Recruitment \u003cbr\u003e8. The 1960s: Changing Context and New Experiences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Three. The Reception of Vatican II: Epistemic Shifts and Visionary Changes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Setting That Framed the Reception of Vatican II\u003cbr\u003e10. Resignifying Vision and Mission: The 1990s and 2000s, and the Movement towards Eco-Spirituality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Four. The Province Engages in a Foreign Mission\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Mission in Peru \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Coming Full Circle \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppendix A. Making Sense of Memories: Conversation among Former Provincials – A Literal Transcription\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B. Religieuses de Notre Dame des Missions (RNDM) Sisters\u0026amp;#x2019; Houses in Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595895697688,"sku":"9781487544980","price":28.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-sisters-of-our-lady-of-the-missions-from-ultramontane-origins-to-a-new-cosmology-paperback-softback-9781487544980","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}