Katharine Massam

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  • Massam, Katharine and Toso, Fotini (eds) (2016) The Greening of Hope: Hildegard for Australia (Edited Book). Wipf & Stock, Eugene. 124pp. ISBN   9781532610455
  • Massam, Katharine (1997) On High Ground: Images of One Hundred Years at Aquinas College, Western Australia. University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands, Western Australia. 254pp. ISBN 1876268050
  • Massam, Katharine (1996) Sacred Threads: Catholic Spirituality in Australia 1922 - 1962. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney. 295pp. ISBN   9780868401836
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    Katharine Massam
    Born
    NationalityAustralian
    Occupation(s)Academic, church historian
    Academic background
    Alma mater University of Western Australia PhD
    Thesis Lay Catholic spirituality in Australia  (1992)
    Doctoral advisor Patricia Marcia Crawford and Tom Stannage