Into Silence and Servitude synopsis
For many American Catholics in the 20th century, the face of the church was face to face with women. After the Second World War, as the number of expatriates who flooded the Catholic classes increased, the church recruited tens of thousands of young women to teach the sisters.
In "Silence and Slavery," Brian Titley delves into the experiences of young women who have entered Catholic religious convictions at this time. The church favored nuns as teachers because their rude work made education more affordable in the largest private school system in the world.
Focusing on Church recruitment methods, Titley examines the idea of religious advocacy, the settings of schools where nuns were appointed, and persuasion tactics directed at both girls and their parents. The author describes how young women entered religious life and how they negotiated the hierarchy of the monastery's "stages of formation", each with its unique challenges of fitness, independence, interpersonal relationships, work and study.
Although expulsions and withdrawals were interrupted by each stage of the formation, the number of nuns throughout the country continued to grow until it peaked in 1965, the same year that Catholic schools achieved the highest enrollment rates. Based on extensive archival research, memoirs, oral histories and rare church publications, Into Silence and Servitude presents a compelling account that opens a window to unknown aspects of the American monastery system..
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