The Catholic Worker Movement: Intellectual and Spiritual Origins

by Mark Zwick and Louise Zwick

Book Overview

This book is essential reading for understanding the legacy behind the Catholic Worker Movement. The founders of the movement, Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin met during the Great Depression in 1932. Their collaboration sparked something in the Church that has been both an inspiration and a reproach to American Catholicism. Dorothy Day is already a cultural icon. Once maligned, she is now being considered for sainthood. From a bohemian circle that included...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809143151
• ISBN13: 9780809143153
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.7"