Called to God: Event, Narration and Subject Formation in the Vocation of a Catholic Nun

The literature emphasizes institutional formation in the process of a young woman becoming a nun or sees her motivations as stemming from expectations of social and economic mobility. This article focuses on the nun’s call as event (Badiou 2001; Humphrey 2008), revealing its truth to the subject and...

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Authors: Antony, Anu K (Author) ; Robinson, Rowena 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2023
In: Critical research on religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-47
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kerala / Catholic church / Nun / Vocation / Experience of faith / Subjectivity / Narrative (Social sciences)
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KBM Asia
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B Subjectivation
B Calling Narratives
B Event
B Catholicism
B Christianity
B Foucault and Badiou
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