Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
201
Language
English
Published
Jul 15, 2011
Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
ISBN-10
1283120690
ISBN-13
9781283120692
Description
Focusing on the female diaconates contributions to education, health care, and poor relief in nineteenth-century Sweden, this book challenges long-standing secularization theories by arguing that modernization created new possibilities and opportunities for religious communities to wield public influence.
Genres
Religion & Spirituality
History
Health & Wellness