Description
Book SynopsisA work of intellectual and spiritual history which explores the religious vision and life's work of Dorothy Day, co-founder, with Peter Maurin, of the ""Catholic Worker"" and the movement of the same name. Day is widely acclaimed as a pioneer of American social Catholicism.
Trade Review"Influenced by many sources and people, including the Bible, the Rule of St. Benedict, Jacques Maritain, and Thomas Merton, Day lived a life of work and prayer in service of the poor. Merriman uses archival sources, correspondence, and interviews to study the effect of these influences on Day's spirituality and her response to the social, economic, and spiritual turmoil in the mid-20th century United States. A dynamic supplement to her life, this scholarly but accessible study does justice to Day and the Catholic Worker movement." —Library Journal
"...well-written, extensively researched, and illuminating..." —Commonweal
"Brigid Merriman's concentration on Dorothy Day's spirituality gives a much deeper insight into her spiritual roots than have previous writers." —Pastoral Life
"Merriman places Dorothy Day in the larger perspective of Catholic thought and history and has done a fine job of sifting through an enormous amount of information." —Catholic New Times
