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Models of Charitable Care: Catholic Nuns and Children in their Care in Amsterdam, 1852-2002
Series: - Brill's Series in Church History, Volume: 33
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Models of Charitable Care analyses the practice of Catholic nuns in Amsterdam in the 19th and 20th century. Attention is paid to the ambiguous ascetic spiritual discourse that underpinned their work: it encouraged charity as solidarity with strangers, but caused intense emotional distance too. Historiography is mainly manufactured by religious and lay academics who shared the congregational perspective and presented fairly positive evaluations. Criticism from within, however, is voiced by care leavers who grew up in homes ran by religious. Some are grateful, others bitter. The sisters were living models who combined an anti-worldly outlook with a practical concern for vulnerable creatures. Relating various theoretical interpretations, a typology of three models is developed with ‘agency’ as the differentiating criterion.
Annelies van Heijst is assistant professor in ethics and care at the University of Tilburg. From 1982-1992 she worked for the Dutch Association of Nuns. She has published on the history of religious caring and contemporary professional care.
"Van Heijst [komt] tot een zeer verfijnde en complete anlayse van de zorgpraktijk." Paul van Trigt, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
"A must-read for every researcher in the historiography of care work by nuns and for those interested in the debates on what actually took place in the history of various religious-inspired forms of care."
Annemieke van Drenth, Leiden University, The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 95, No. 4 (October 2009), pp. 858-859.
"An elegant [...] tome which should be a welcome addition to university libraries worldwide; academics working in the history of child care, bureaucrats wrestling with the problems of modern residential care and private readers interested in the subject."
Barry M. Coldrey, Melbourne. In: Church History and Religious Culture, Vol. 90, No. 4 (2010), pp. 715-716.
"A must-read for every researcher in the historiography of care work by nuns and for those interested in the debates on what actually took place in the history of various religious-inspired forms of care."
Annemieke van Drenth, Leiden University, The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 95, No. 4 (October 2009), pp. 858-859.
"An elegant [...] tome which should be a welcome addition to university libraries worldwide; academics working in the history of child care, bureaucrats wrestling with the problems of modern residential care and private readers interested in the subject."
Barry M. Coldrey, Melbourne. In: Church History and Religious Culture, Vol. 90, No. 4 (2010), pp. 715-716.
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
List of Superior generals of the Poor Sisters of the Divine Child, or Sisters of ‘The Providence’
Introduction
1. A History of Care
2. Caring for Roosje
3. Men in Association: Class and Charity
4. Ladies and Housemaids: Gender and Charity
5. Powerful and Empowering Care: Confession and Charity
6. From the Viewpoint of Care-Receivers
7. The Care Vision in the Normative Texts
8. Caring for the Children of God
9. The Making of Charitable History
10. The Ethics of Charitable Care
Glossary of Religious Terms
Bibliography
List of Illustrations
List of Superior generals of the Poor Sisters of the Divine Child, or Sisters of ‘The Providence’
Introduction
1. A History of Care
2. Caring for Roosje
3. Men in Association: Class and Charity
4. Ladies and Housemaids: Gender and Charity
5. Powerful and Empowering Care: Confession and Charity
6. From the Viewpoint of Care-Receivers
7. The Care Vision in the Normative Texts
8. Caring for the Children of God
9. The Making of Charitable History
10. The Ethics of Charitable Care
Glossary of Religious Terms
Bibliography
Those interested in the history of Catholic institutions, the ethics and spirituality of charitable care, the contested reputation of nuns, power (abuse) in care situations, and in care leavers’ voices.