{"title":"Scholastica Jacob","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"benedictine-nuns","title":"A Happy Homecoming or a Second Exile?: The journey from exile to revival of Benedictine nuns in England 1795–1840","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen English Benedictine nuns fled Revolutionary France and the Low Countries, they expected refuge in their homeland. Instead, they encountered poverty, prejudice, and profound identity conflict. This was not a triumphant return – it was a second exile.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on rich, previously untapped archives, Scholastica Jacob uncovers the dramatic story of five Benedictine communities navigating displacement, rebuilding monastic life, and shaping Catholic revival in a Protestant England. Through vivid first-hand narratives of imprisonment, peril, and perseverance, this book explores themes of survival, spirituality, and cultural adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFar more than a convent chronicle, this study bridges religious history, women’s studies, and migration scholarship. It reveals the nuns’ hidden contribution to education, ecumenical dialogue, and the intellectual currents of the Catholic Enlightenment – while offering fresh insight into the resilience of faith under pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis scholarly monograph began life as a doctoral dissertation, and the author, a former Benedictine sister herself, has done an excellent job making her thesis accessible to a general readership. Her analysis of how these women survived persecution and made a distinctive contribution to the Catholic enlightenment is a model of its kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLavinia Byrne in \u003cem\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sacristy Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55516123726200,"sku":"9781789594140","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":55516123758968,"sku":"9781789594164","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kindle","offer_id":55516123791736,"sku":"9781789594157","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/1903\/1865\/files\/9781789594140-frontcover.jpg?v=1774806031"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.sacristy.co.uk\/collections\/scholastica-jacob.oembed","provider":"Sacristy Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}