Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Catholic nuns"”.
-
The Perimenopausal Phenomenon in Catholic Nuns
… to explore the perimenopausal phenomenon in Catholic nuns. A general interview guide was used to obtain the postmenopausal reflections of the perimenopausal experience. The study revealed that except for a few individual variations, the perimenopausal symptoms of Catholic nuns are similar to …
-
Protestant Nuns as Depictions of Piety in Lutheran Funeral Sermons
<p>Protestant nuns, <em>Stiftsdamen</em>, fulfilled a unique role in early modern Lutheran society. This papers focuses on the implied social roles and expected virtues of Protestant nuns [<em>Stiftsdamen</em>] in the works of male Lutheran pastors who supported Protestant theological positions …
-
Cleanliness and Godliness: A sociological study of the Good Shepherd Convent refuges for the social reformation and Christian conversion of prostitutes and convicted women in nineteenth century Britain
… inebriate reformatory conducted by a roman catholic order of nuns in nineteenth century Britain. Laundry work came to play a central role in the activities expected of the women admitted to these quasi-monastic houses. Its significance is examined in terms of organisational and symbolic …
-
Grow to Serve: How culture, education, and faith converge and influence young women’s capability development as they prepare to transition out of secondary school in Karamoja, Uganda
… unknown futures. This study is based in a Roman Catholic all-girls secondary boarding school run by an international congregation of women religious in Karamoja, Uganda. This thesis fills gaps in the current literature across education, anthropological, theological, and gender studies by adding …