Neal, (Sister) Marie Augusta

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NEAL, (Sister) Marie Augusta

NEAL, (Sister) Marie Augusta. (Helen C. Neal). American, b. 1921. Genres: Sociology, Theology/Religion. Career: Emmanuel College, Boston, professor, 1953-91, Chairman, 1963-73, Professor Emerita, Sociology Dept., 1991-. Visiting Professor in Sociology of Religion, University of California, Berkeley, 1968, and Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973-75. Vice-Pres, 1979-81, and President, 1982-84, Society for Scientific Study of Religion. President, 1971-72, Association for the Sociology of Religion. Publications: Values and Interests in Social Change, 1965; A Sociotheology of Letting Go, 1977; Catholic Sisters in Transition from the 1960's to the 1980's, 1984; The Just Demands of the Poor, 1987; From Nuns to Sisters: An Expanding Vocation, 1990. Address: 7 Emerson St., Wake- field, MA 01880-2728, U.S.A.