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Only in recent centuries have Catholic and Protestant women begun the practice of creating formal groups for the express purpose of operating schools, hospitals, and the like. Yet, there is evidence that this period of active organizational involvement may already be coming to an end. The resulting effect of denominational groups losing their institutional identities has been greatly overlooked in past research. Wittberg aims to redress this omission in this noteworthy work. From Piety to Professionalism - and Back? argues that the dissolution of institutional ties has greatly affected denominations - especially specific denominational subgroups such as Catholic religious orders, Protestant deaconesses, or women's missionary societies - in profoundly important ways: shifting or obliterating their recruitment bases, altering the backgrounds and expectations of their leaders, and often causing fundamental transformations in the very identity and culture of the groups themselves. Using the theoretical lens of organizational sociology, Wittberg has created an important and engaging work that will appeal to scholars of sociology and religion.
Contents
Part 1 Part I: Historical and Theoretical Overview
Chapter 2 Introduction: A Statement of the Problem
Chapter 3 Religious Institutions: A Historical and Ideological Survey
Part 4 Part II: Impacts of Institutions
Chapter 5 Organizational Identity
Chapter 6 Effects on Recruitment
Chapter 7 Effects on Power
Part 8 Part III: Institutional Identity and Religious Withdrawl
Chapter 9 The Attenuation of Religious Identity
Chapter 10 Sponsors and Institutions: Changing Relationships
Part 11 Part IV: Impacts on Sponsors
Chapter 12 Impacts on Identity I: Purpose and Goal
Chapter 13 Impacts on Identity II: Common Life and Culture
Chapter 14 Impact on Activities: The Shift from Institutional Service
Chapter 15 Impacts on Personal and Professional Development
Chapter 16 Power
Chapter 17 The Transformation of Religious Virtuosity
Part 18 Appendix A: Research Methodology
Chapter 19 Appendix B: Focus Group Formats
