LEADER 02706nam 2200337 450 001 9910477041503321 005 20230307171259.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000000567527 035 $a(NjHacI)995470000000567527 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000000567527 100 $a20230218d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA Bridge Between $eSpanish Benedictine Missionary Women in Australia /$fKatharine Massam 210 1$aCanberra :$cANU Press,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (410 pages) 330 $aThis sensitive account of Spanish Benedictine women at an Aboriginal mission in Western Australia is poignant and disturbing. Notable for its ecumenical spirit, depth of research and deep engagement with the subject, A Bridge Between is a model of how religious history, in its broader bearings, can be written. - Graeme Davison, Monash University With great insight and care, A Bridge Between presents a sympathetic but not uncritical history of the lives of individuals who have often been invisible. The story of the nuns at New Norcia is a timely contribution to Australia's religious history. Given the findings of the Royal Commission, it will be widely read both within and beyond the academy. History is, here, a spiritual discipline, and an exercise in hope and reconciliation. - Laura Rademaker, The Australian National University A Bridge Between is the first account of the Benedictine women who worked at New Norcia and the first book-length exploration of twentieth-century life in the Western Australian mission town. From the founding of a grand school intended for 'nativas', through links to Mexico and Paraguay then Ireland, India and Belgium, as well as to their house in the Kimberley, and a network of villages near Burgos in the north of Spain, this is a complex international history. A Bridge Between gathers a powerful, fragmented story from the margins of the archive, recalling the Aboriginal women who joined the community in the 1950s and the compelling reunion of missionaries and former students in 2001. By tracing the all-but-forgotten story of the community of Benedictine women who were central to the experience of the mission for many Aboriginal families in the twentieth century, this book lays a foundation for further work. 517 $aBridge Between 606 $aMissions$xTheory 615 0$aMissions$xTheory. 676 $a266 700 $aMassam$b Katharine$01279712 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910477041503321 996 $aA Bridge Between$93015879 997 $aUNINA