Publisher's Synopsis
This seminal work which surveys the historical rise and fall of religious orders and congregations reveals the fundamental dispositions that these institutions need to integrate into a new spirituality and sense of mission. These include: Being faithful to the new Reign of God as a companionship of empowerment Internalising a cyclic sense of the paschal mystery in history Embracing God's creation as our primary eschatological space Learning from the great Foundresses, including Mary Josephine Rogers Reading the signs of the times of the 21st century
