A Different Touch: A Study of Vows in Religious Life

A Different Touch speaks of the challenges of religious life today where the essentials of Christian living and union with God are still sought via a different touch."

Reflecting on the history of religious life since the nineteenth century, Sr. Judith Merkle, SNDdeN, asks such questions as: What makes this different touch? How do vows shape the ongoing adult development of a religious? What relevance and witness do vows have in our world today? She then examines core theological understandi...