The New Nuns

Racial Justice and Religious Reform in the 1960s

Amy L. Koehlinger

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Introduction: An Apostolic Revolution

1. Church and Society: The Emergence of New Nuns

2. Education and Training: Tools for Racial Justice

3. Vocation and Negotiation: Congregational Dynamics

4. Sisters in Selma: Working Under Jim Crow

5. Project Cabrini: Becoming Sistahs

6. The Placement Bureau: Matching Nuns with Needs

Conclusion: Endings and New Beginnings

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index