Dorothy Day: Catholic Workers and the Vietnam War

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

6 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

03/25/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Social sciences

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Summary :

Introduction
The founder of the Catholic Worker Movement
A poetic overview of her experience as a Catholic Worker
Catholic Worker Movement not centered around camaraderie and hospitality for the poverty-stricken people of America
Interview with Joe Zarrella: Emphasis on one of the ideals over the other of the Catholic Worker Movement
Examples of dissent of the American public in regard to the Vietnam War
Guilt and revulsion for the war
Conclusions
References

Abstract

The United States is often depicted as a giant stew of people: a large mishmash of various heritages, backgrounds, and religions. How then could a tiny band of Roman Catholics affect an entire nation's opinion of the vietnam war? The vietnam war was a period of major unrest and public action in the United States. A large anti-war movement began, growing in momentum and power so quickly that students were actually killed during anti-war demonstrations. The anti-war sentiment of the American public could be attributed to many conflicting emotions: anger, resentment, sorrow. However, studying the pacifism of the catholic Worker Movement as a microcosm of the American public reveals that the anti-war sentiment during the vietnam war was a result of guilty responsibility.