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If nuns ruled the world : ten sisters on a mission
Title:
If nuns ruled the world : ten sisters on a mission
Author:
Piazza, Jo author.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Open Road Integrated Media, 2014.
Physical Description:
259 pages ; 21 cm
Summary:
Profiles ten nuns and the causes to which they've dedicated their lives. Meet, for instance, Sister Simone Campbell, who traversed the United States challenging a Republican budget that threatened to severely undermine the well-being of poor Americans; Sister Megan Rice, who's willing to spend the rest of her life in prison if it helps eliminate nuclear weapons; and the inimitable Sister Jeannine Gramick, who's fighting for acceptance of gays and lesbians in the Catholic Church.
Language:
English
Contents:
1. Weapons are made like gods -- 2. The nun on the bus -- 3. It isn't about being gay; it's about being in love -- 4. Racing against time, outliving the competition -- 5. An underground railroad for modern-day slaves -- 6. Keeping an eye on corporate America -- 7. The act of survival is worse than the torture itself -- 8. I want to run a laundromat before I die -- 9. Jesus treated men and women equally -- 10. We are all sisters.
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ISBN:
9781497601901
Format :
Book