01865cmm a2200289 4500 214824272 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 050916s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780253110718 electronic bk. 0253110718 electronic bk. (OCoLC)61519760 N$T eng N$T OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCG OCLCQ IUL IDEBK OCLCQ TUU OCLCQ MERUC TxAuBib Campbell, Debra, 1953- Graceful exits [electronic resource] : Catholic women and the art of departure / Debra Campbell. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2003. 1 online resource (xxviii, 211 p.) Includes bibliographical references and index. I leap over the wall -- Falling away or crossing over? -- Be-ing is be/leaving -- A nun forever -- Coming home. The personal narratives of nine 20th-century writers speak eloquently about the process of departure from the Catholic church and its institutions. Debra Campbell explores each author's breaking of the taboo associated with women leaving their "proper place." She locates five themes at the heart of all their narratives: reversals, boundary crossings, diaspora, renaming, and recycling. Campbell examines how each women grapples with the spirituality of departure and shows that the very process of leaving Catholic institutions is a Catholic enterprise. Catholic women Biography History and criticism. Ex-church members Catholic Church Biography History and criticism. Ex-nuns Biography History and criticism. Religion Christianity Catholic. Biographies Religious. Electronic books. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=139706 EBSCOhost