THE RECOVERING CATHOLIC Personal Journeys of Women Who Left the Church by Meehl, Joanne H - 1995

Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0879759275; Binding is almost as new, with very lightly bumped upper fore corners. Contents are almost as new, with no writing or other entries on the text. Very minor wear and soil on the complete DJ, with price and information intact. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION, 1995. 9-1/4" Tall, 288pp. Smooth black boards, bright gold spine lettering. RELIGION. "This book brings together poignant stories of more than fifty women whose ages, backgrounds, life experiences, and geographical locations differ marketly, yet each made the difficult choice to leave the Catholic church in order to find a more fulfilling way of expressing her spirituality. Many question a faith that continues to maintain a patriarchal attitude toward them. Some are disturbed by the church's obsession with sex and its ban on birth control and abortion. Also, women feel discriminated against when they are not allowed to serve as priests, when they are not included as full members of the faith. " Bibliography. Index. An appendix gives the first name, age, profession/occupation, state, martital status and nationality of the participants. .