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Subversive Habits : Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle by Shannen Dee Williams (2022, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherDuke University Press
ISBN-101478018208
ISBN-139781478018209
eBay Product ID (ePID)25050368631
Product Key Features
Number of Pages424 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSubversive Habits : Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle
SubjectChristianity / Catholic, Christianity / Denominations, Black Studies (Global)
Publication Year2022
TypeTextbook
AuthorShannen Dee Williams
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight20 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2021-032231
ReviewsDeeply researched, elegantly written, and boldly argued, Subversive Habits is a brilliant excavation of the long political history of Black nuns. This is extraordinary scholarship that is as accessible as it is groundbreaking and illuminating. This timely and essential book widens the frames of Black women's history, of religion and activism, and of Black Catholicism., I have never read a more thoughtful account of the Black Catholic experience than Shannen Dee Williams' Subversive Habits . Williams' book is a revelatory history of the experiences of Black religious women in understanding race, faith, and change in the Catholic church from the antebellum period through the various waves of civil-rights struggle to the contemporary era., Subversive Habits brings a very necessary balance to histories published in recent decades that focus on civil rights work by Catholics. It seems these historians were writing about the exception and not the norm. This is the story of courageous nuns, including those who felt they couldn't remain any longer, who are the true gems of American Catholic history. Every woman religious must read this book., (Starred Review) "Informative and often surprising, this should be required reading for scholars of Catholic and African American religious history and will undoubtedly become the standard text on its subject.", No readers of this book, Catholic or non-Catholic, Black or white, will come away without a feeling of gratitude that they have learned of the life experiences and contributions of Becraft, DeLille, Ebo and Bowman and the many other Black nuns whose lives might otherwise be easily forgotten. Subversive Habits is an important part of new paradigms in the scholarly study of American Catholicism, paradigms that represent a shift away from a narrow focus on European immigrant experiences, and away from a blithe disregard for the centrality of race in the history of America., Williams's book is the go-to work on Black women religious in the United States during and in the afterlife of slavery. Future scholars, practitioners, and interlocutors are indebted to this brilliant author for the treasure trove she has gifted us., Williams successfully challenges the existing American Catholic narrative, and her book should be required reading for American Catholics in the parish, schools and larger Catholic community. It would make an excellent addition to any women's and religious history syllabi at the college level as well., Without question, Shannen Dee Williams's Subversive Habit s is one of the most provocative accounts of the Black Catholic experience I have ever read. . . . In addition to weaving together a captivating narrative, Williams's Subversive Habits is an excellent interdisciplinary text that seamlessly encompasses a variety of disciplinary fields--religious studies, African American studies, U.S. women's history, Catholic studies, and gender studies--that can and should be read by the largest possible audience., Subversive Habits is like an ice water facial. It can wake us up, sharpen our awareness, and prepare us for the crucial journey to which Williams beckons us. . . . Her research is timely, capturing the voices and stories of Black sisters while they are still with us. Generations of scholars will be in her debt., By further positioning the advocacy of Black Catholic sisters within the national Black Freedom Struggle, Williams's work is pivotal to understanding the overlooked role of Black Catholics in national movements for racial justice., Sweeping in its scope, exhaustively researched, and balanced in presentation, Subversive Habits is a seminal history of Black Catholic Nuns and their struggle for equality and justice in the Catholic Church., This book is a crucial read for anyone interested in Black history, US history, and US Catholic history. Indeed, Williams makes substantive contributions to all three fields, as she succeeds in telling stories of Black nuns that have been hidden, highlighting Black nuns' long-term resistance to white supremacy, as well as recasting the history of US Catholicism as rooted in white supremacy. This is a vital history for scholars working in these fields. . . ., An awe-inspiring history book about Black nuns who fought for freedom and equality. . . . Subversive Habits is a stirring history text about the remarkable faith and conviction of Black nuns in America., This eye-opening, inspiring and thoroughly researched book unearths a history that few Americans know: the challenges and triumphs of Black Catholic nuns in the United States. It's one of the most exciting new books in Black women's history and powerfully captures the interconnections between race, religion and politics., Subversive Habits demands a committed reader. However, it will reward the resilient and open-minded reader with apokalupsis--tremendous learning about the scope of racism throughout the American Catholic Church as well as the witness of these Black Catholic women and their contributions to the church and the world. Please take up the reading and stick with it. Draw some perseverance from the women the book depicts and take heart in their commitment to justice., Shannen Williams's book chronicles the bold steps and persistence African-American sisters took to debunk their rejection by white orders that insisted Black women lacked souls and/or virtue suitable to be admitted to them. . . . This outstanding book, Subversive Habits, is well-researched, quite revealing and a set of history and reality lessons of how Black sisters kept the faith and made the Catholic Church change., Williams seeks to tell the story of these women and of the Black and majority white sisterhoods in which they participated. The account is well documented, and Williams includes a look at the current departures of Black sisters from religious life and considers the likely future of Black female religious communities. Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, and professionals., In Subversive Habits , historian Williams has given us a remarkable work of scholarship, one that may be distressing for many readers because she clears away any shred of doubt about the U.S. Catholic Church being racist from its very beginnings., The 'uncommon faithfulness' of the nuns in Subversive Habits --taking the church at its word when it teaches that we are all one body--is a model of discipleship from which all Catholics can learn., Williams provides an essential text for conversations about race, gender and religion in American history. Scholars in sociology, theology, political theory and feminism should also take note of Williams's research. . . . Subversive Habits alters the landscape of American religious studies and Catholic studies. . . . Williams breathes life into a tragic and forgotten past through stories of resilient sacriFices, lessons of love from the dead and the living.
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal277.30089/96073
Table Of ContentAbbreviations ix Note on Terminology xiii Preface: Bearing Witness to a Silenced Past xv Acknowledgments xix Introduction. America's Forgotten Black Freedom Fighters 1 1. Our Sole Wish Is to Do the Will of God: The Early Struggles of Black Catholic Sisters in the United States 23 2. Nothing Is Too Good for the Youth of Our Race: The Fight for Black-Administered Catholic Education during Jim Crow 61 3. Is the Order Catholic Enough? The Struggle to Desegregate White Sisterhoods after World War II 103 4. I Was Fired Up to Go to Selma: Black Sisters, the Second Vatican Council, and the Fight for Civil Rights 134 5. Liberation Is Our First Priority: Black Nuns and Black Power 167 6. No Schools, No Churches! The Fight to Save Black Catholic Education in the 1970s 200 7. The Future of the Black Catholic Nun Is Dubious: African American Sisters in the Age of Church Decline 231 Conclusion. The Catholic Church Wouldn't Be Catholic If It Wasn't for Us 259 Glossary 271 Notes 273 Bibliography 345 Index 371
SynopsisShannen Dee Williams provides a comprehensive history of Black Catholic nuns in the United States, tracing how Black sisters' struggles were central to the long African American freedom movement., In Subversive Habits , Shannen Dee Williams provides the first full history of Black Catholic nuns in the United States, hailing them as the forgotten prophets of Catholicism and democracy. Drawing on oral histories and previously sealed Church records, Williams demonstrates how master narratives of women's religious life and Catholic commitments to racial and gender justice fundamentally change when the lives and experiences of African American nuns are taken seriously. For Black Catholic women and girls, embracing the celibate religious state constituted a radical act of resistance to white supremacy and the sexual terrorism built into chattel slavery and segregation. Williams shows how Black sisters--such as Sister Mary Antona Ebo, who was the only Black member of the inaugural delegation of Catholic sisters to travel to Selma, Alabama, and join the Black voting rights marches of 1965--were pioneering religious leaders, educators, healthcare professionals, desegregation foot soldiers, Black Power activists, and womanist theologians. In the process, Williams calls attention to Catholic women's religious life as a stronghold of white supremacy and racial segregation--and thus an important battleground in the long African American freedom struggle.
LC Classification NumberBX1407.B63W55 2022
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- 12 Sep, 2024
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Subversive Habits is a fascinating book to read. It gives great historical information on the journey of African American Catholic religious sisters in their journey of serving the Church. Their voices are needed to pinpoint the racism Black Catholics have encountered for generations in the United States.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Oct, 2022
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One of the best books I’ve read recently ....Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
