Florence Nightingale’s Spiritual Journey: Biblical Annotations, Sermons and Journal Notes: Collected Works of Florence Nightingale, Volume 2Lynn McDonald Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 01 հնվ, 2006 թ. - 598 էջ Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) is widely known as the heroine of the Crimean War and the founder of the modern profession of nursing. She was also a scholar and political activist who wrote and worked assiduously on many reform causes for more than forty years. This series will confirm Nightingale as an important and significant nineteenth-century scholar and illustrate how she integrated her scholarship with political activism. Indispensable to scholars, and accessible and revealing to the general reader, it will show there is much more to know about Florence Nightingale than the “lady with the lamp.” Although a life-long member of the Church of England, Nightingale has been described as both a Unitarian and a significan nineteenth-century mystic. Volume 2 begins with an introduction to the beliefs, influences and practices of this complex person. The second and largest part of this volume consists of Nightingale’s biblical annotations, made at various stages of her life (some dated, some not). The third part of volume 2 contains her journal notes, including her diary for 1877, which is published here for the first time. Much of this material is highly personal, even confessional in nature. Some of it is profoundly moving and will serve to show the complexity and power of Nightingale’s faith. Currently, Volumes 1 to 11 are available in e-book version by subscription or from university and college libraries through the following vendors: Canadian Electronic Library, Ebrary, MyiLibrary, and Netlibrary. |
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... never by its doctrines or its liturgy . The Church of England in the nineteenth century was lazy and complacent . As the established church , sup- ported by massive land holdings and the national treasury , it seemed neither to ask much ...
... never been historians . " She offered an intriguing comparison between Catholicism and Protestantism : I have always thought that the great theological fight had yet to be fought out in England between Catholicism and Protestantism . In ...
... never gave me work to do for her nor training to do it , if I found it for myself . . . .O Lord , my heart is “ not ready , ” it longs to find its home . All “ will ” for me is on the other side from what you think . Conviction alone ...
... never received those instructions . Nightingale continued in the Church of England , practising her religion mostly privately . It seems that she had given up regular church attendance by her first nursing appointment . At least there ...
... never used in the Bible . " " ) Yet workers were not to escape their lot by becoming excep- tions to the rule ( praying to be delivered from whatever misfortune ) , but by changing real conditions so that all could improve their lives ...