Experience American Catholic Pacifism: The Influence Of Dorothy Day And The Catholic Worker Movement Written By Anne Klejment Provided As Text

This collection of mostly original essays by scholars and Catholic Worker activists provides a systematic, analytical study of the emergence and nature of pacifism in the largest single denomination in the United States: Roman Catholicism.
The collection underscores the pivotal role of Dorothy Day's Catholic Worker movement in challenging the conventional understanding of justwar principles and the American Catholic Church's identification with uncritical militarism.
Also included are a study of Dorothy Day's preconversion pacifism, previously unpublished letters from Dorothy Day to Thomas Merton, Eileen Egan's account of the birth and early years of Pax, the Catholic Workerinspired peace organization, and indepth coverage of how the contemporary Plowshares movement emerged from the Catholic Worker movement.
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