This volume examines the cultural contribution of religious institutes, men and women religious, and their role in the constitution of Catholic communities of c

A broad perspective on the role of religious institutes in social and cultural practices This volume examines the cultural contribution of religious institutes,

In the 19th century, religious institutes (orders and congregations) underwent an unprecedented revival. As partners in a large-scale religious modernisation mo

Although the origins of Christianity lie in the Near East, Europe and Christianity have an exceptional relationship, since most Europeans perceive Christianity

This volume examines the changing role of Marian devotion in politics, public life, and popular culture in Western Europe and America during the nineteenth and