Dorothy Day (Part III): Nonviolent resistance

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

04/06/2009

Category :

Philosophy & literature

Sub category :

Literature

Oboulo.com selection criteria

$ 10.95 Add to cart

Summary :

Introduction
The four main focuses of the Catholic Worker
Non-violence and avid activist
As a way of pacifist movement
Unafraid of consequences: Disobeying laws she considered injustice
Compelled to embrace voluntary poverty
Two very different religious backgrounds
Conclusion

Abstract

The Catholic Worker Movement founded by dorothy day and Peter Maurin whose aim is to "live in accordance with the justice and charity of Jesus Christ." As the name indicates, the Catholic Worker Movement was heavily influenced by Catholicism, yet not restricted to simple preaching of religion, but extended to practice those ideas stemmed from Christianity to help poor and bring peace to the community. Catholic Worker Movement started as a newspaper on May 1, 1933 in the depths of the Great Depression. dorothy day, a co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and an editor of the newspaper, was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1897. She was a journalist and a primary editor of the journal 'Catholic Worker.' The primary purpose was to inspire people, and bring changes with a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person. Her kitchen was the news paper's editorial office, and the paper was only a penny a copy, so that it is affordable for anyone interested. For the first half year, the Catholic Worker was only a newspaper, but as the winter approached, homeless people began to knock on the door, which lead to a foundation of the House of Hospitality.