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Shed[s] new insights on many topics relevant to the study of modern American Catholicism. . . . Provides a detailed window into Reilly's world.--The Journal of Religion [An] innovative approach to anthropologically-informed history. . . . Likely to become standard reading for students of American religious history.--Religion in American History Full of insight and surprises.--America The clarity and accessibility of the writing is exceeded only by Kane's expert analysis. Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.--Choice Sister Thorn is an impressive work of scholarship.--Catholic Books Review To be sure, this is required reading for anyone interested in Catholic studies. But American religious historians of all stripes should read this book, which stands as a paradigm example of how to connect an intensely local topic with broader themes of modernity, ethnicity, gender, urbanization, assimilation, globalization, and the like.--BeforeItsNews.com Kane's book is a noteworthy achievement. It demonstrates a remarkable fluency with a wide body of scholarly literature as well as with archival sources from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.--Journal of American History

Shed[s] new insights on many topics relevant to the study of modern American Catholicism. . . . Provides a detailed window into Reilly's world.-- The Journal of Religion

The clarity and accessibility of the writing is exceeded only by Kane's expert analysis. Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.-- Choice

Kane's book is a noteworthy achievement. It demonstrates a remarkable fluency with a wide body of scholarly literature as well as with archival sources from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.-- Journal of American History

Riveting. Kane's compelling narrative uses the story of a stigmatic nun to illuminate broader themes of convent culture, authority and resistance, and religion and science. --Kathleen Sprows Cummings, University of Notre Dame Full of insight and surprises.-- America Shed[s] new insights on many topics relevant to the study of modern American Catholicism. . . . Provides a detailed window into Reilly's world.--The Journal of Religion [An] innovative approach to anthropologically-informed history. . . . Likely to become standard reading for students of American religious history.--Religion in American History The clarity and accessibility of the writing is exceeded only by Kane's expert analysis. Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.--Choice Sister Thorn is an impressive work of scholarship.--Catholic Books Review To be sure, this is required reading for anyone interested in Catholic studies. But American religious historians of all stripes should read this book, which stands as a paradigm example of how to connect an intensely local topic with broader themes of modernity, ethnicity, gender, urbanization, assimilation, globalization, and the like.--BeforeItsNews.com Full of insight and surprises.--America Kane's book is a noteworthy achievement. It demonstrates a remarkable fluency with a wide body of scholarly literature as well as with archival sources from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.--Journal of American History Full of insight and surprises.--America Full of insight and surprises.-- America Sister Thorn is an impressive work of scholarship.-- Catholic Books Review

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Paula M. Kane is associate professor and John and Lucine O'Brien Marous Chair of Catholic Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, USA and author of Separatism and Subculture: Boston Catholicism, 1900-1920.

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