The way we were :
Chittister, Joan.
The way we were : a story of conversion and renewal / Joan Chittister. - Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c2005. - 255 p. ; 22 cm.
Part I: The way we were -- Icons of changelessness -- The waxing and waning of passion -- Crosscurrents in culture -- The myth of immutability -- Part II: Deconstruction -- Between two poles -- When cultures collide -- The uncomfortable cusp of change -- The beginning of the end -- The silent revolution -- The new theology : an internal agenda -- The new theology : the external agenda -- Part III: Development -- The cutting edge of change -- The compass points of change -- Obstacles to change -- Where theory ends : the people -- The burning question of identity -- Chaos and creativity -- Faith and frustration -- Facing the feelings, facing the fear -- Part IV: Revitalization -- When community is not enough -- Cherishing the past, accepting the future -- Giving context to change -- Giving focus to change -- Fragmentation : the other side of change -- Revitalization : the capstone of renewal -- A time of beginning again -- Committed to the wisdom of the group -- The ongoing struggle to grow -- Still full of sap, still green.
1570755779 (pbk.)
2005004291
Benedictine Sisters of Erie--History--20th century.
BX4278.E6 / C45 2005
271/.97
The way we were : a story of conversion and renewal / Joan Chittister. - Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c2005. - 255 p. ; 22 cm.
Part I: The way we were -- Icons of changelessness -- The waxing and waning of passion -- Crosscurrents in culture -- The myth of immutability -- Part II: Deconstruction -- Between two poles -- When cultures collide -- The uncomfortable cusp of change -- The beginning of the end -- The silent revolution -- The new theology : an internal agenda -- The new theology : the external agenda -- Part III: Development -- The cutting edge of change -- The compass points of change -- Obstacles to change -- Where theory ends : the people -- The burning question of identity -- Chaos and creativity -- Faith and frustration -- Facing the feelings, facing the fear -- Part IV: Revitalization -- When community is not enough -- Cherishing the past, accepting the future -- Giving context to change -- Giving focus to change -- Fragmentation : the other side of change -- Revitalization : the capstone of renewal -- A time of beginning again -- Committed to the wisdom of the group -- The ongoing struggle to grow -- Still full of sap, still green.
1570755779 (pbk.)
2005004291
Benedictine Sisters of Erie--History--20th century.
BX4278.E6 / C45 2005
271/.97