Overview
In this perceptive and engaging history, Brigid O'Shea Merriman, O.S.F., studies the spiritual development and religious vision of Dorothy Day, a pioneer of American social Catholicism and co-founder of the Catholic Worker and the Catholic Worker movement. Merriman explores Day's spiritual roots in literature, especially the Scriptures, along with her sensibility and her aesthetic vision. The impact of Christian personalism, monasticism, and the retreat movement on her spirituality is also examined, including new material on Day's association with Thomas Merton and a critical analysis of the Lacouture retreat movement. Friendship was an essential component of Day's spirituality, and the final chapter discusses Day's devotion to and enduring friendship with the saints, as well as her warm relationships with a number of her contemporaries.
Full Product Details
Author: Brigid O'Shea Merriman
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Imprint: University of Notre Dame Press
Edition: New edition
Volume: v. 13
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.464kg
ISBN: 9780268017705
ISBN 10: 0268017700
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 28 February 1994
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
[T]his scholarly but accessible study does justice to Day and the Catholic Worker movement. - Library Journal ...well-written, extensively researched, and illuminating... - Commonweal
[T]his scholarly but accessible study does justice to Day and the Catholic Worker movement. - Library Journal ...well-written, extensively researched, and illuminating... - Commonweal
""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 ""Brigid Merriman's concentration on Dorothy Day's spirituality gives a much deeper insight into her spiritual roots than have previous writers."" —Pastoral Life ""...well-written, extensively researched, and illuminating..."" —Commonweal ""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
Author Information
Brigid O'Shea Merriman, O.S.F., teaches in the Theology Department at Mount Angel Seminary, St. Benedict, Oregon.
